Independent Non-Executive Director of the Issuer
Mr Attard spent 35 years employed with Bank of Valletta p.l.c. where he held several managerial and executive roles, but was mostly involved in business lending. Before his retirement from Bank of Valletta p.l.c. in 2021 Mr Attard held the post of Chief Officer Corporate Finance and was responsible for Bank of Valletta p.l.c.’s corporate finance unit which provides personalized attention and tailor-made financial solutions to the bank’s high valued corporate clients. Throughout his career with the bank, Mr Attard was involved in the financing of several high-profile projects.
Mr Attard is an associate of the Institute of Financial Services and holds a diploma in banking. In 1995 he spent six months at Bank of Valletta p.l.c. representative offices in Australia and between April 2016 and April 2021 he served on the board of Mapfre Middlesea p.l.c. as one of the bank’s nominated directors, where he also held the post of chairman of the audit committee.