The Malta Independent on Sunday
Prime Minister appoints Malta-UK Business Promotion Taskforce
The Prime Minister has appointed Joseph Zammit Tabona as his Special Envoy for Investment Promotion to chair the newly established Malta-UK Business Promotion Taskforce which will be responsible for business promotion of Malta in the UK.
This task force is being set up to implement a plan of action between now and end 2019 to promote business, including industrial, economic and financial activities to Malta in collaboration with the UK. Malta will position itself as a business destination for UK-based companies which want to set up a base in a European Union Member State following Brexit.
Mr Zammit Tabona served as Malta’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom & Northern Ireland from 2009 until 2013. He has been the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Investment Promotion since 1 August 2013. He was recently decorated as a Member of the Order of Merit in 2016. Mr Zammit Tabona was also appointed a Board Member of the Guardian for Future Generations by the Minister for the Environment.
He served as chairman of Malta Enterprise, Malta Stock Exchange and FinanceMalta. He is currently Chairman of Valletta Cruise Port plc, which operates the Cruise Liner Terminal in Valletta. Mr Zammit Tabona is also a Director of Klesch Group Limited and Medserv plc and chairman of Tigné Mall plc. He also served as president of the Malta Federation of Industry in 1990/91 and 2000/2003.
Mr Zammit Tabona’s experience in public practice and his involvement in both public and private sectors enable him to develop a deeper understanding of the needs of all sectors of the local industry.
The other members of the Malta-UK Business Promotion Taskforce are:
David Curmi – Chairman, Trade Malta; CEO, Mapfre MSV Life Plc
Joe Cuschieri – Chairman, Malta Gaming Authority
Kenneth Farrugia – Chairman, FinanceMalta
Kurt Farrugia – Head Government Communication
Mario Galea – CEO, Malta Enterprise
Mario Grima – Former Director BOV and Middlesea Valletta
Stefano Mallia – Partner, Grant Thornton
Maria Micallef – Managing Director, RSM Malta
Dr Michaela Muscat – Maritime Attaché, Malta High Commission UK
Nadia Pace – Investment Promotion Consultant Malta Enterprise; Former CEO World Aviation Group
Kevin Valenzia – Territory Senior Partner, PWC Malta
David Walsh – CEO, KPMG Crimsonwing