Phillip Toledo Ltd (PTL) has announced the appointment of Kenneth Spiteri as its new chief executive.

Spiteri, who took the helm of the IT firm on 21 May, is best known for his long career with GO, where he was most recently Head Of GO Business, responsible for all corporate accounts.

An expert in sales, organisational performance and strategy, he has worked with some of the most respected and well-known local publicly listed companies.

“The PTL Board is delighted to appoint Kenneth as its new chief executive,” said Melo Hili, PTL chairman. “With his high-level, vast experience of business and his strong track record in sales, he is ideally placed to lead the organisation. Kenneth is committed to extending both the value PTL gives to its large number of clients and to driving the acquisition and development of new business. In our search, in keeping with our aspirations for PTL, we set our sights high and were delighted to be able to select Kenneth from an exceptionally strong field of candidates.”

Mr Spiteri said: “I am excited at the opportunity to lead PTL in these exciting times for the business. This brand has a great legacy and now, more than ever, this organisation needs to focus its energies to be the best it can be in delivering the highest level of commercial value to all its clients. The PTL stable is home to a vast range of top brands including IBM, NCR, CISCO and Access Accounting and this coupled with our strong team of IT professionals is sure to enable our success. PTL is already one of the largest Information Technology outfits in Malta and recently extended its footprint with the launch of a set up in Dubai that caters to Middle East business. I look forward to the journey ahead and making PTL stronger and more successful.”