MSc (Leicester)

Business / Marketing Consultant

Franco has been involved with iAS since it’s inception in 2004, in which time he has been involved with the setup of the business model and marketing strategy of the firm. Franco has built a reputation for a modern outlook in business administration following his successful completion of a postgraduate degree in finance at the University of Leicester, and after his 17 year involvement as a founding partner in a mid-tier accounting firm, where he was responsible for Corporate Strategy, Risk Management and Knowledge/Human Capital Development. He was also elected member of the Council of the Malta Institute of Accountants in 2007 and also serves as a board member on authorities including the Malta Transport Authority, Valletta Harbour Regeneration Corporation PLC, University Sports Complex Ltd and is currently also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Governing Body of Sport in Malta. Franco currently offers consultancy services for professional firms, where iAS was amongst the first to engage his services, and has become the driving force required to set business standards in the local market and advance iAS towards an international outlook.

MSc (JIBS, Sweden)

Internet Marketing Consultant

Jakob is assisting iAS in the development and implementation of the organization's Internet strategy. The brief is to create an exciting online space where clients and talent can interact with iAS. Jakob holds a MSc in Business Administration from JIBS, Sweden and has spent part of his education at St Gallen University, Switzerland and at George Mason University outside Washington DC. He has been active in the IT space since 1996 mainly helping clients with their online presence. He has previously worked with Volvo IT in Gothenburg, Sweden but moved to Malta in 2005 to work as a business development manager for a local accounting firm. Since 2007 he is operating Zebcon that specializes in Internet Marketing.

B.E&A.(Hons) Msc PhD A&C.E. CEng MIStructE MICE

Facade Engineering Consultant, Cambridge University

After completing his first degree in Architecture and Building Engineering at the University of Malta, Mauro furthered his studies by obtaining an MSc in Structural Engineering from the University of Surrey (UK). He subsequently returned to Malta where he joined a local firm of structural engineers working as project engineer on a number of medium and large scale building projects ranging from new build steel and concrete frames to repairs and strengthening of existing structures. In 2001, Mauro moved to the UK where he joined whitbybird engineers as a senior engineer in their London office. During his time at whitbybird he was responsible for various projects ranging from a sensitive London theatre extension to the design of a 28 storey office development. In 2002 Mauro completed his PhD on the 'Appraisal of Structural Glass Assemblies' and was subsequently involved in various projects within whitbybird's facade team. In 2004 Mauro joined the University of Nottingham as a lecturer in Structural Engineering and Facade Technology within the School of the Built Environment and has recently accepted a position with Cambridge University where he is heading a research group in facade engineering.

 Legal Consultant

Tonio Fenech is a law graduate from the University of Malta (1986) and University of London (UCL 1987). He joined Fenech & Fenech Advocates in 1987, and oversaw its systematic expansion in such areas as Financial Services Law, International Business Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Maritime Law, Aviation Law and International Tax Planning, in addition to the traditional areas of specialization of the firm. He was elected Managing Partner of the Firm, now one of the largest law firms in Malta, in 1995.  Tonio is now the CEO of the Fenlex Group of Companies, providing fiduciary, trust and corporate support services, as well as Director of several other companies active in such diverse areas as alternative dispute resolution, IT consultancy, media production, management consultancy, transportation and legal translation services. He is currently Chairman of the Maritime Law Advisory Council, President of the Malta Maritime Law Association and Honorary Consul of Lebanon to Malta. He has participated as speaker in numerous conferences, and is regularly called upon to act as consultant to public and private bodies in various capacities. On the academic front, Tonio teaches various legal subjects at the University of Malta, including Maritime Law, Law of Insurance and Law of Trusts.