Following an internal restructuring exercise and a recruitment drive, GlobalCapital plc has announced the appointment of a new chief operations officer and a Head of Human Resources.

Adrian Galea has been appointed chief operations officer. He joined the company nine years ago and since then occupied various posts including operations, compliance, fund advisory, risk management, internal audit and HR.

As chief operating officer, Mr Galea is responsible for most of the centralised services units including IT, human resources, fund administration, investment operations, administration department, call centre and customer services.

Anton Callus is joining the GlobalCapital team as head of human resources, with effect from 1 August.

Anton is an expert in the HR field and has held similar posts with Crimsonwing and Malta Enterprise. He has over 15 years experience in HR and will shortly receive a Doctorate Degree in Education from the University of Nottingham, UK.

Commenting on these senior appointments, Chief Executive Officer Mr Niki Portelli said “Our internal restructuring exercise will help us transform GlobalCapital into a more efficient and effective operation. We are gearing up for the further development of the Group and are currently preparing our structures to cater for these new initiatives”.

“The latest recruitment drive bears witness to the Group’s strength as a market leader in financial services.

“The positive response received from interested candidates clearly indicates a high degree of brand attractiveness. We are very pleased that the GlobalCapital brand is recognised as a preferred career development opportunity and we plan to continue strengthening our teams with more new members joining soon,” said Mr Portelli.