Mr Charles J. Farrugia was appointed Chairman of Plaza Centres p.l.c. in October 2015. He has been a Director of the company since 25 April 2008. Mr Farrugia worked in the banking sector for 35 years and sat on a number of boards and committees within the HSBC Malta Group. Before retirement, in December 2009, he held the post of Head Global Banking & Markets and was a senior executive director of HSBC Malta p.l.c. for a number of years. Mr Farrugia holds the position of non-executive director with several other Maltese companies.

Mr Alfredo Muñoz Pérez – Deputy Chairman

Alfredo Muñoz Pérez has a degree in Law (1985) and Economics (1986) from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE) and a Masters on Taxation from CEF Madrid.
He started his career in the Audit Division of Arthur Andersen and Co. in Madrid and in 1989 became the Financial Controller of Alico Spain (AIG Life Company).
He joined MAPFRE Asistencia in 1998 as CFO and in 2004 he was appointed Deputy General Manager in charge of Support Areas. During this period he also held several directorships in international subsidiaries and two chairmanships.
In 2011, he was appointed President and CEO of MIDDLESEA INSURANCE (Malta) and subsidiary companies in Malta. In 2015, he became COO (Chief Operating Officer) of MAPFRE in Turkey, an entity in which a year later he was appointed CEO.
Back in Madrid in 2020 he was appointed Operations Director of Mapfre Real Estate Mapfre Inmuebles)
and in January 2021, he took the position of General Manager.
Outside of Mapfre Group duties, he was the President of the Maltese Spanish Chamber of Commerce
(2012-2015) and had other roles such as member of the Board of Deik (Turkish body for international relations).

Prof. Emanuel P. Delia  –  Non-Executive Director

Emanuel P. Delia held posts in academia, public sector institutions, and private sector organisations. His research and publications include analyses of several economic sectors in the Maltese Islands. He was a Director of the Central Bank of Malta, Middle Sea Insurance p.l.c. and AON Malta Ltd. He was also Chairman of Mid-Med Bank p.l.c. and until July 2017 the Chairman of APS Bank Ltd. He is the Chairman of Amalgamated Investments SICAV p.l.c. and of Mercury p.l.c.

Mr Brian Mizzi – Non-Executive Director

Mr. Brian Mizzi sits on the Board of Directors of Mizzi Organisation and has over forty years of active service working within the organisation. He serves as Managing Director for The General Soft Drinks Co. Ltd., bottlers and distributors of Coca-Cola products in Malta, and has been actively involved since it was acquired by Mizzi Organisation. Mr. Mizzi is also heavily involved in the tourism industry; he is the Managing Director for The Waterfront Hotel, as well as being a Director representing Mizzi Organisation’s interests, on the board for Mellieha Bay Hotel. Also in Brian Mizzi’s directorship portfolio is The Institute of English Language Studies Ltd. of which Mizzi Organisation is a substantial shareholder.

Mr Etienne Sciberras – Non-Executive Director

Etienne Sciberras is the Chief Executive Officer of MAPFRE MSV Life p.l.c. Mr. Sciberras has over 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry occupying senior roles within the Investments Unit and more recently within the Risk management Unit. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer on 1^st April 2021, Mr Sciberras was the Chief Risk Officer for MAPFRE Malta. Mr. Sciberras is a Fellow of the Chartered Certified Accountants and a Certified Public Accountant. He obtained an Honours Degree in Management from the University of Malta and is also a holder of the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Mr Gerald J. Zammit – Executive Director

Has been a Plaza Board member and an Executive Director since 2005. He forms part of Plaza’s Executive Management Team and in 2016 was appointed Acquisitions and Mergers Director.

Until early 2017, he had served on Plaza’s Marketing Committee from Plaza’s inception in 1993. He was also a member of the audit committee.

Steve Abela was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Plaza Centres p.l.c. on 1 March 2018. He started his professional career in the architectural field and later moved into property management. In 2014 and 2017, Mr. Abela graduated in Facilities Management from the Leeds Beckett University and is a member of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM), formerly known as the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM). He has extensive experience in the fields of project management, space planning and operations. Steve also acts as a director of Esports Avenue Limited, a joint venture company within the Group.

Dr. Louis de Gabriele – Company Secretary

Louis de Gabriele is currently the Managing Partner at Camilleri Preziosi, one of the leading commercial and corporate law firms. Louis’s expertise ranges from the corporate, banking, capital markets, corporate finance, M&A and commercial transactions practice areas of the firm where he has been actively involved since the beginning of his career.
He has led the Camilleri Preziosi team on a number of major projects and transactions, both for local and international corporations, and has been, and still is, actively involved in the areas of Capital markets, Corporate finance, and Financial regulation.
Louis de Gabriele also assists a number of listed companies on a day-to-day corporate requirements and acts as company secretary to a number of companies.
Louis de Gabriele holds law degrees from University of Malta and an LL.M in Corporate & Commercial Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science, he is President of the Chamber of Advocates.