Andrew Manduca has been appointed chairman of Mizzi Organisation as of November 1 this year. Mr Manduca will be succeeding John C. Grech who held office for the past 21 years.

Andrew 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 was responsible for setting up the tax department which he led until 2012. He retired as chairman and senior partner of Deloitte Malta in December 2015.

Mr Manduca is a Certified Public Accountant and a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (UK). He is a 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 IFA (International Fiscal Association). He is the original author of the IBFD publication on Malta as a Holding Company jurisdiction. Mr Manduca also holds directorships at a credit institution licenced under the Banking Act, as well as at two licenced insurance companies.

“We would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr Grech for his invaluable contribution to the organisation over his 21 year tenure. 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,” said Maurice Mizzi, president of the Mizzi Organisation.