Malta International Airport plc – Announces approval of the Interim Financial Statements, declaration of Interim Dividend and changes in senior management

July 30, 2015
|In Company Announcements
|By Jesmond Mizzi Financial Advisors

Malta International Airport plc (the “Company”) Announces approval of the Interim Financial Statements, declaration of Interim Dividend and changes in senior management. 

During the meeting of the Board of Directors of the company held on Wednesday 29th July 2015, the Group’s interim financial statements for the six months ended 30th June 2015 were approved.

 

The interim financial statements are available for viewing at the registered office of the company and on the company’s website www.maltairport.com. 

 

The Directors have also approved a net interim dividend of €0.03 per share (gross €0.0461538) equivalent to €4,059,000 for payment on all shares settled as at close of business on Wednesday 12th August 2015 and payable by not later than 04th September 2015. 

 

At the same board meeting, Mr Austin Calleja announced his retirement effective end of August 2015 after 24 years of service to the Company. The directors, after thanking Mr Calleja for his long years of service, then approved Mr Karl Dandler’s appointment as the new CFO with effect from 1st September 2015 to succeed who shall be retiring at the end of August after 24 years of service. 

 

Austin Calleja will officially retire on the 31st of August 2015 and will as a result cease to be CFO, Deputy CEO and an Executive Director of Malta International Airport plc. Mr. Karl Dandler shall, effective the 1st of September 2015 resign his current position as a Non-Executive Director of the company and take office as an executive director of the Company. 

 

In seeking to improve and strengthen the company's strategic initiatives, MIA will also be appointing Tina Lombardi as Head of Strategy and Business Development as from 1st September 2015. Ms. Lombardi joined the Company in 2007 and has managed the Business Development team for the past 5 years. Her new responsibility will mean that she will now also be responsible for the development of strategy, crossdepartmental alignment and the implementation of the company’s strategy.

 

Further changes in senior management include the resignation of Christine Camilleri as Head of Human Resources.

 

To view the official Company Announcement, click here.