Other appointments within Standard Publications Limited include that of Michael Carabott as deputy editor of The Malta Independent Daily.
Luciano Borg has retained his post as night editor and Matthew Xuereb has been appointed senior journalist.
The other members of The Malta Independent Daily newsroom are Angèle Spiteri Paris and Mark Micallef.
Anthony Manduca, until last Sunday editor of The Malta Independent on Sunday, has resigned his post.