Gordon Micallef CPA, CISA was recently appointed president of the ISACA Malta Chapter, a non-profit association for IT governance, IT assurance and IT security professionals.

The chapter represents a global association having a complement of over 86,000 members in 160 countries and with 25 chapters in EU member States. Other board members appointed subsequent to the annual general meeting were as follows: Eric Muscat (vice-president), Anthony Formosa (secretary), Vladimiro Comodini (treasurer); and Alan Alden, Dr Robert M. Cachia, and Ivan Spiteri, as directors.

ISACA (www.isaca.org) is a recognised leader worldwide in IT governance, control, security and assurance. Founded in 1969, ISACA sponsors international conferences, publishes the Information Systems Control Journal, and develops international information systems auditing and control standards. It also administers the globally respected Certified Information Systems Auditor designation, earned by more than 60,000 professionals since 1978; the Certified Information Security Manager designation, earned by more than 9,000 professionals since 2002; and the new Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT designation.