Following the Annual General Meeting of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry held on 24th March, the newly elected Council met today, and elected Anton Borg President of the Malta Chamber.

Mr Borg is a past President of the Malta Federation of Industry which merged with the Malta Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise in 2009.

In his first address, Mr Borg outlined his priorities for the Malta Chamber for the coming 2 year term.

He made reference to the Economic Vision 2014-2020 that the preceding Council adopted and which has been widely accepted by both political parties and the authorities.

"It is now incumbent upon the incoming Council to ensure the necessary momentum on the part of the authorities is kept in introducing the Chamber's recommendations that will lead to the enhancement of the national competitiveness needed for the Economic Vision to materialise" he said.

He declared that he would adopt an inclusive style of leadership and appealed to all Council members to contribute dynamically to the work and activity of the Malta Chamber and its committees.

Anton Borg graduated as a member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in the UK in 1983 and became a member of the Malta Institute of Accountants in 1985. He sat on the Council of the MIA for 14 years serving as President for 2 years in 1997.

Mr Borg is Director of Elepac, Meritlink and Eurosupplies Limited.

Elected to Federation of Industry Council since 1999, Mr Borg held various posts including that of President for two years from 2003.

Mr Borg served as Deputy President of the Malta Chamber in the outgoing Council, and also represented the Malta Chamber on numerous boards including Malta Council for Economic and Social Development, Malta Enterprise, Malta Industrial Parks and Malta Business Bureau amongst others.