Mr Andrew Galea
Director 

Mr Andrew Galea graduated with a B.A. (Hons.) in Tourism Studies in 2007, an M.A. in Tourism in 2012, and a Master in Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship in 2017 from the University of Malta. Over the past years, Andrew worked within the tourism and cultural heritage industries. He occupied various roles in operations, business development, risk, sales, and marketing.  Andrew was also a part-time lecturer and mentored a number of MCAST students in their entrepreneurship project.
Andrew has an interest in travel, cultural and local history.

  +356 23987600
andrew.galea@mcast.edu.mt

Dr Inġ. Karl V.A. Camilleri DBA, MBA, B.Eng FIET, FAPM, MCMI
Deputy Director (Resources) 

Karl Camilleri has been awarded his Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) by Herriot Watt University through its Edinburgh Business School department. His thesis was entitled ‘An Investigation into the Social, Political and Economic Barriers to the Adoption of a Mass Rapid Transit System in Malta. A study based on the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior and Behavioural Economics.’ This study was the first in Malta to apply Structural Equation Modelling to transportation. Karl started his academic studies by reading a Degree in Electrical Engineering with UOM, followed by an MBA with Cranfield University. He has also obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing with Chartered Institute of Marketing, and two other Post Graduate Certificates in Business Research and Vocational Education & Applied Research from MCAST. Karl’s career now spans over thirty years, with twenty years in industry working with major national and blue chip companies such ST Microelectronics, Maltacom, Marconi plc., Bovis Lend Lease, BT Openreach, BT Wholesale, BT Retail, Enemalta and MCCAA, to name a few. He occupied various roles from Production Manager, Programme Manager, Head of Programme Management, Strategy Manager, Senior Consultant, Senior Product Manager, and Operations Manager to Chief Executive Officer, before joining academia. Since joining MCAST in 2014, he has lectured various topics amongst which his areas of expertise in Project Management and Operations. Karl is also a warranted engineer in Malta, a Chartered Engineer in the UK, and holds also the EUR ING certification. Karl is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (UK) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Project Management (UK). Karl’s key areas of research interest are presently mass transportation, behavioural economics and structural equation modelling. He is presently the Deputy Director of the Institute of Business Management and Commerce (IBMC).

 +356 23987600
 karl.va.camilleri@mcast.edu.mt

Mr Anthony Padovani
Deputy Director (Academic) 

Mr Anthony Padovani is a Master of Science Graduate in Management and in Business Administration from Anglia Ruskin University and the London School of Commerce respectively. He has over thirty years direct experience in several industries including beverages, mobile & satellite telecommunications, business software applications, executive education, retail, and removal & export of hazardous waste. He occupied top management positions relating to marketing, business development and general management with leading local and foreign international companies. Anthony has travelled widely and has been involved in business negotiations with international organisations across the world. Anthony is presently the Deputy Director at MCAST’s Institute of Business Management and Commerce responsible for academic matters after having joined MCAST as a lecturer in 2011. Anthony still lectures on business-related units in various business programmes run at MCAST and also tutors final year students on their dissertation as part of the first-degree course in Business Enterprise. Anthony’s main interests are business planning and strategic marketing.

 +356 23987600
  anthony.padovani@mcast.edu.mt

Mr James Perry
Deputy Director 

James Perry is the new addition to the Institute of Business Management and Commerce, holding the position of deputy Director.

He is the result of vocational training since his first qualification was that of a Higher Diploma in Hospitality Studies from the Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS).  James continued his studies and attained a BA in Tourism Studies, Post Graduate Degree in Vocation Education and Training and a Masters Degree in International Marketing Management.  He is also a qualified Chef, but it is just for friends to enjoy.
The first job related to education was at the Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) where he started as the registrar, Deputy Director and in his last year, he was the Acting Director for the institute.  During this time, he was involved in the piloting of the ECVET credit system and EQAVET and, together with the ECVET expert team, assisted in the introduction of this credit system in Malta.

After his post at ITS, James was appointed as the CEO of the Archbishop Seminary in Rabat for 3 years and after that, CEO of the Federation of English Language Teaching Organisation Malta (FELTOM).   As the CEO of FELTOM, James represented Malta and the ELT industry in various local and international forums while promoting the high level of education standards that Malta boosts to have.
He also worked within the Government accreditation body (NCFHE) as a course accreditation officer and trainer and conducted research on Skills gap analysis with the Malta Skills Council.

+356 23987550
james.a.perry@mcast.edu.mt