Julia Schembri has joined Melita Marine Group as Group HR Manager.
Ms Schembri relocating from Berlin, Germany, to Malta to begin her new role. Announcing the appointment on LinkedIn, she described the move as a new chapter in both her professional and personal life.
“A new chapter, a new home, and new beginnings,” she wrote, adding that leaving behind a familiar environment to pursue a new opportunity was both exciting and emotional.
In her new position, Ms Schembri will focus on optimising and scaling Melita Marine Group's people function, drawing on her experience in HR strategy, organisational transformation, labour law and change management.
Prior to joining Melita Marine Group, she served as Head of People Operations DACH at TIER Mobility between August 2023 and January 2025, where she oversaw HR operations for more than 1,000 employees across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Earlier in her career, she was involved in scaling byrd technologies.
Alongside her corporate career, Ms Schembri has served as Vice Chair of the Board and HR Specialist at Hildashaus e.V. since 2021. The Berlin-based non-profit organisation works with and for FLINTA individuals aged 40 and over.
Her professional background spans more than 15 years, with a focus on building HR structures, leading organisational change and supporting businesses through periods of growth and transformation.
“I’m looking forward to learning, growing, meeting new people, and making Malta feel like home,” she said.
She also shared that the move had included her first visit to a shipyard, marking her introduction to the maritime environment in which she will now be working.
