Business Profile

Software engineering and national heritage rarely overlap, but in my role as CEO of Malta’s National Agency for museums, conservation, and cultural heritage, I’ve discovered just how powerful this combination can be.

My journey began in Malta as a software engineer and continued in the UK, where I helped multinationals gain a competitive edge through innovative digital solutions. Returning home, I joined the Malta Centre for Restoration – now part of Heritage Malta – and progressed through various leadership roles in IT, finance, marketing, and business development. In 2017, I was honoured to be appointed CEO.

Since then, I’ve led a wide-reaching transformation at Heritage Malta, drawing on more than 20 years of cross-disciplinary experience. This transformation has included strategic restructuring, rebranding, and a clear commitment to accessibility, operational excellence, and community impact.

Our mission to make cultural heritage more accessible continues to deliver tangible results. In 2024 alone, over 1.6 million paying visitors experienced our museums and sites – a 24 per cent increase from the previous year – thanks to expanded offerings, inclusive programming, and extended opening hours at key locations.

We also moved forward with the transformation of Villa Portelli into a vibrant public space and implemented a cutting-edge Collections Management System and Enterprise Resource Planning platform – ensuring streamlined operations and greater access to digitised heritage.

Internally, Heritage Malta has undergone strategic restructuring to enhance customer experience and foster innovation, while continuously investing in its people and processes. This holistic approach is at the heart of our ongoing success.

As we look to the future, our focus remains clear: to preserve, promote, and share Malta’s cultural heritage with both local and global audiences, ensuring it continues to be, as our motto proudly states, ‘Part of Us’.