Former Senior Manager at the Managing Authority for Structural and Cohesion funds
Past experience in ERDF, ESF, CF, EAGGF and FIFG programmes
Strongly involved in the design, implementation and monitoring of the management and control systems for the 04-06 and 07-13 financial periods, including eligibility rules, financial reporting to Management, the European Commission and the Monitoring Committee, management verifications, audits, financial corrections, and internal procedures
Carried out the closure process of the 04-06 Single Programming Document (SPD)
Delivered several presentations in the field of financial management of EU funds to the MA, CA, AA, IBs, Beneficiaries and TAIEX Beneficiaries
Engaged in major audit missions carried out by the EC, ECA and OLAF
Former nations delegate to the ESF Committee (Treaty of the Functioning of the EU, Art. 163).
Providing expert advise to the Maltese Government on PPPs and the conduct of the Competitive Dialogue procedure
Managing successfully a number of EU-funded projects
Masters graduate in Financial Management and Economics from the University of London