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Dr.
John Grech
Chairman
& Managing Director, EMCS Ltd. and
Lecturer in Economic Diplomacy
Present Appointment:
Chairman & Managing Director of:
Economic and Management Consultancy Services Limited
Partner in and Chairman of:
EMCS International Limited
Unipol Insurance Agency Limited
Member of Board of Directors:
Middle Sea Insurance plc.
FIMBANK plc.
Vice-Chairman – FIMBANK plc.
Career History:
1973 – 1980
Lecturer in Economics – University of Malta;
1980 – 1983 Head of Corporate
Planning for a Maltese owned
Group of
Companies;
1983 to date Economic and
Management Consultancy Services
Limited.
Partner in and Chairman of:
1987 – 1992 Chairman,
Malta University Services Limited;
1988 – 1989 Deputy Chairman, Malta
Development
Corporation;
1988 – 1991 Executive Director,
Export Promotion – Malta
Development
Corporation;
1989 – 1992 Director, Malta
Freeport Corporation Board;
1989 – 1992 Chairman, Malta Export
Trade Corporation;
1992 – 1997 Member of the Council
of the University of Malta;
1992 – 1997 Chairman, Bank of
Valletta Group;
1992 – 1997 Chairman, Valletta
Investment Bank;
1993 – 1997 Chairman, Bank of
Valletta International;
1994 – 1997 Chairman, Middle Sea
Valletta Life Assurance Co.
Ltd.;
1995 – 1997 Chairman, Valletta
Fund Management Ltd.;
1993 – 1997 Chairman, La Vallette
Funds Sicavs PLCS;
1999 – 2004 Chairman, Malta
Tourism Authority;
1993 to date Visiting Professor
& Chairman, Board of Studies &
Finance
Development, University of Malta;
2003 – 2004 Founding Chairman,
Malta Cruise Network
Foundation;
1997 to date Unipol Insurance
Agency Limited;
1999 to date EMCS International
Limited;
2003 to date Founding President of
‘Competitive Malta’,
Foundation for
National Competitiveness;
2004 to date Visiting Professor,
Mediterranean Academy of
Diplomatic
Studies.
Academic / Professional Qualifications:
B.A. (Hons.) Econ., M.A. (Econ.), Dip
ICEL (A’Dam), Ph.D (Geneva)
Major Publications:
‘Threads of Dependence’, published by the University of Malta,
1978.
Based on doctorate Thesis presented at the Graduate Institute of
International Studies, Geneva.
’The Significance of the Tourist Industry in Malta: Assessment and
Direction’, published by the Chamber of Commerce, Hotel and Restaurant
Association, Real Estate Federation, Malta 1982.
‘Private Initiative and State Encroachment – A Proposal
Development Strategy’, published by The Chamber of Commerce, June 1986.
‘Changing the Economics of the Mediterranean’,
paper presented at The Mediterranean Crans Montana Forum – October 1995.
‘Tourism as a Dream Factor – Associating Culture Tourism and Local
Culture: The Ingredients of an unforgettable experience.’ 5th
Tourism Summit – Chamonix, Mont
Blanc, December 2003.
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