On Thursday (today), David Curmi announced that Curmi & Partners have appointed Cristina Casingena as its first non-family CEO.

This means that Mr Curmi, after 28 years, has "passed the CEO baton" to Ms Casingena, and he will now take on the role of Chief Officer - Business Development and Client Relationships.

Ms Casingena has garnered years of experience in leadership positions. Most recently in her career, she served as Chief Investment Officer with HSBC Life Assurance (Malta), CEO at LifeStar Insurance as well as being the Founder and CEO of Numinara Ltd.

On LinkedIn, she shares that her mastery in actuarial science, combined with her passion for sustainability, bridges financial and socially responsible practices.

Ms Casingena has a Bachelor of Science in Pure Mathematics from West University of Timisoara, Romania, and Masters in Actuarial Technics from Academia de Studii Economice din București, Bucharest.  

In his post, Mr Curmi stated that his new role will allow him to concentrate on the company’s “most important asset,” its clients.

“Exciting times ahead for us at Curmi & Partners as we enter the next phase of the company’s life,” he shared.

Mr Curmi stepped into the industry in 1989 when he started working within investment management at HSBC London. Subsequent to his return to Malta in 1995 he joined Curmi & Partners.

During his tenure as CEO, he sat on a number of investment committees of regulated entities. Additionally, he was also involved with international family offices in an investment advisory role.

Mr Curmi sent Ms Casingena well wishes for the future while looking forward to the journey ahead.

Curmi & Partners started operating in 1978 by providing investment solutions. At the time, the company was named Inter Finance Ltd. Mr Curmi’s father, Neville Curmi, had been at the helm of the company since its start and in 1989 he was appointed to the Council for the Malta Stock Exchange as one of the chief advisors.

Following the change to Curmi & Partners in 2002, Non-family members Karl and Vincent Micallef were appointed to its board. Eventually, the company also had its first non-executive on the board, Joseph Zahra.