Ing. Philip Micallef has been appointed as the group chief executive officer of Melita Cable plc.

Philip Micallef holds a B.Sc (Eng.) degree in electrical engineering from the University of Malta and an MBA from the University of Warwick.

In January 2004, Philip was appointed the first CEO of Malta Enterprise and had the task of merging three former government agencies and formulating and implementing a new strategy which included attracting foreign direct investment in high-value added sectors such as pharmaceuticals, ICT, back-office operations, high-end electronics, aviation engineering and other niche sectors.

Mr Micallef has extensive experience in middle and senior management roles for the last 20 years with various organisations in the ICT and telecommunication sectors across Europe and in Malta. Philip has worked with companies like MSU in Malta, Olivetti in Italy, US, Switzerland and Spain, and Sita (Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeron-

autique) in France.

Prior to joining Malta Enterprise, Philip worked with France Telecom Equant in Paris for four years where he had global responsibility for all customer service operations as well as the integration of customer operations from three merged organisations across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He was also responsible for Carrier Relations and Regulatory Matters for France Telecom Equant in Southern Europe.

Ing. Micallef will be assuming his post at Melita in the coming weeks, taking over from Prof. Juanito Camilleri who has recently been appointed non-executive director on the Board of Melita Cable plc following his election to the post of Rector of the University of Malta.