Former Deloitte Malta chairman and senior partner Andrew Manduca has been appointed chairman of Mizzi Organisation.

Mr Manduca will be succeeding John Grech, who held the office for the past 21 years.

The Mizzi Organisation is a conglomerate of business units with interests in several sectors including hospitality, retail and real estate, with initiatives promoting lifelong learning. 

Mr Manduca was the founder partner in 1980 of a small Maltese accounting firm that went on to become the member firm of Deloitte in 1989.

He retired as chairman and senior partner of Deloitte Malta in December 2015.

A Certified Public Accountant and a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, he was also the former President of the Malta Institute of Accountants, a former President of the Institute of Financial Services Practitioners and a former member of the Board of Governors of Finance Malta.

He was the first President of the Malta Branch of International Fiscal Association and it the original author of the IBFD publication on Malta as a Holding Company jurisdiction.

"We are delighted that Mr Manduca has accepted to take up the position of Chairman of the Group. We look forward to working with him as we continue to grow our organisation," President of the Mizzi Organisation Maurice Mizzi said.