Joseph Cushieri, CEO of MGA, steps down

The MFSA Board of Governors has delegated Joseph Cuschieri as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Authority with impact from 24 April 2018. He might likewise sit on the Board of Governors of the Authority. This is the first run through in its history that the MFSA will have a Chief Executive Officer and a non-official Chairman following alterations to the MFSA Act declared by Government a year ago.
The new structure which is in accordance with other European money related administrations controllers (e.g. Money related Conduct Authority in the UK) was actualized following a discussion with the European Central Bank.
In his new part as Chief Executive Officer of the MFSA, Mr Cuschieri should be in charge of the general administration and execution of the Authority, system advancement/usage incorporating changes in the budgetary administrations segment.

A Certified Public Accountant by calling and a kindred individual from the Malta Institute of Bookkeepers, Mr Cuschieri is represented considerable authority in administration bookkeeping, corporate back, monetary control and general/business administration. He likewise holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Henley Management College, UK and an Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK.

All through his expert profession traversing 25 years, he held different back related parts, senior official positions and directorships inside the private and open segment among which Head of Corporate Affairs and after that Chief Commercial Officer at Vodafone Malta, Chief Operating Officer at the Malta Communications Authority, senior specialist with EY and before joining the MFSA he held the situation of Chairman and CEO at the Malta Gaming Authority since November 2013.
Amid his chance at Vodafone, Mr Cuschieri was engaged with enter administrative undertakings both in Egypt and Turkey. Besides, he spent a time of eighteen months selected on the Vodafone Group’s worldwide initiative improvement program. He has immense involvement in monetary direction especially in the electronic interchanges and innovation divisions where he was engaged with significant changes in the broadcast communications part amid his opportunity at the Malta Communications Authority.

Mr Cuschieri is additionally an individual from the Blockchain team where he was engaged with the advancement of another administrative system for virtual monetary standards and conveyed record innovation. In charge of the Malta Gaming Authority, Mr Cuschieri concentrated on improving the administration of the gaming area including a noteworthy authoritative redesign which prompted the tabling of another Gaming Bill in Parliament.