Former chairman of Air Malta and Bank of Valletta Joseph N Tabone has died. 

His demise was notified on Facebook by John Saliba, who for many years worked closely with him at BOV and Air Malta.

Tabone, an accountant by profession, previously also headed Redifussion, the cable radio company in Malta, and later Citadal plc.

Tabone was Air Malta chief between 1992 and 1997.

Tabone was married to Giorgia and they had three children, Theresa, Angela and Anne-Marie.