Louis Giordimaina has been appointed designate Chief Executive Officer of Air Malta succeeding Peter Davies with effect from January 1.

Mr Giordimaina has more than 36 years experience in the aviation industry having joined Air Malta’ engineering department in 1975 as an aircraft engineer.

He occupied various positions in the engineering department with additional active roles in the airline strategic planning, aircraft purchasing, sale and leasing as well as contract negotiations. In 1994 he was appointed Air Malta first Maltese chief engineer.

He has been instrumental in the setting up Lufthansa Technik Malta, a joint venture between Lufthansa Tecknik and Air Malta, of which he was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2002. He occupied this role until 2011 after which he was retained as director until September.

In 2006 he spearheaded Lufthansa Technik Malta’s expansion, which saw the construction of new hangers and facilities. After this expansion, the company increased its local workforce from 140 to 600 to become one of the major worldwide Maintenance and Repair Organisation players, based in the centre of the Mediterranean.

In 2008 he was appointed chairman of the Water Services Corporation and in November 2011 he was appointed executive chairman of Enemalta.

An aircraft engineer by profession, Mr Giordimaina also read business management at Warwick University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Mr Giordimaina is the chairman of ‘L-Istrina’, Malta’s major charity event belonging to the Malta Community Chest Fund, a role he held since 2009. He is also involved in a number of other philanthropic organisations.

He will replace Mr Davies whose term expires in April.