Our Team
Malta Business School (MBS) is made up of a highly diverse team of individuals who all bring different skills and professional experience to the table. By embracing our differences, using them in our favour and working dynamically together, we aim to provide the best quality service for all kinds of adult learners. From our customer service representatives to those working behind the scenes, as members of the MBS team we all have two things in common; a passion for what we do and the drive to do it even better.
LORENZO MULÈ STAGNo
Managing Director / Dean
Lorenzo is the Owner and Dean of Malta Business School. He is also a public speaker, business consultant and leadership coach. Since 2005 he has been regularly involved in delivering training, workshops and seminars to top executives, covering a wide range of business-related subjects with a focus on the immediate improvement of the potential of businesses and people. He is a strategist with a tendency to connect areas of knowledge together, providing new insights and ground-breaking ideas.
In 2010 Lorenzo was chosen as Malta’s SME Entrepreneur of the Year by the European Commission, a recognition of his entrepreneurial drive. He has been invited to share his ideas in various countries in Europe, the UAE and South Africa.
Lorenzo holds a MBA (2004) from Grenoble Ecole de Management (with distinction), and a teaching degree from the University of Malta. He also holds a Post-Graduate Certificate for Online Facilitation, and a Professional Certificate in Coaching, both from Henley Business School at the University of Reading.
An avid reader, Lorenzo compensates for his limited reading time by listening to audiobooks when on his daily power walks and while driving, which has helped him eliminate his road rage.
CHRISTINE CARUANA
HEAD OF PROGRAMMES
Christine is the Head of Programmes at Malta Business School, overseeing all academic and professional learning programmes. She has delivered various corporate training programmes and has a passion for professional coaching. Christine is involved in business development and has built various academic and professional programmes from concept to planning stage, to sales and the eventual delivery of the programmes. She is a strong believer in lifelong learning and is grateful for the learning opportunities that she has had. She promotes continuous learning and personal development.
Christine holds an Executive MBA from Henley Business School as well as a Certificate in Coaching from the same school. These complement her earlier studies in education as she holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Management and a Bachelor Degree in Education, both from the University of Malta. Christine loves the sound of the sea in all types of weather and enjoys spending quality time with her daughters.
ANNETTE ZAMMIT
ACADEMIC MANAGER / TUTOR
Annette is our Academic Manager with over 25 years of international experience in Leadership and Education. Annette holds a Master’s Degree in TESOL from the University of Nottingham and a certification in Project Management (ROI, UK) and E-moderation (The British Council).
Annette is a world-class teacher, trainer facilitator and project manager. Her portfolio of work in Corporate Training and Professional Coaching includes public and private sector clients from all over the world. She specialises in language and professional skills development for adults. Annette is passionate about lifelong learning, empowerment and multiculturalism.
Claudia Mulè Stagno
Sales & Marketing Manager
Claudia is our Sales and Marketing Manager, driving the company’s efforts to bring quality education and training to growing numbers of people. She has been involved in the streamlining of operational processes, introducing new technologies to make these processes quicker and our customer service smoother. Previously, she managed the development of our new website, making key information about our programmes and training more accessible.
Claudia holds an M.Sc. in Ecological Economics from the University of Edinburgh and a B.Sc. in Earth Systems from the University of Malta. Her passion for encouraging personal and professional development led her to also attain a Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching from Henley Business School. Claudia believes that true business success comes from development that is not only financially profitable, but also environmentally, social and economically sustainable, keeping all stakeholders happy. Therefore, she also plays a role in the corporate social and environmental responsibility of Malta Business School. Claudia enjoys countryside walks with her dog (and office assistant) Miles, and being creative with all sorts of DIY home improvements.
Joseph Mercieca
Office Manager
Joseph is our Office Manager. He joined our sister company back in 1999 and started working on the Malta Business School team as soon as the company was established.
Joseph studied Accounts by correspondence and attended various courses about Strategic Business Planning, Human Resources Management, Operations Management and Business Entrepreneurship held at Malta Enterprise. He has plenty of years of experience in administration and was involved in the smooth running of various research and advertising projects funded by both local and by EU funds. Joseph has a passion for design and IT.
INGEBORG MULÈ STAGNO
FINANCE MANAGER
Ingeborg is a qualified home economist from Lette-Verein Institute in Berlin, and has been managing the finances of the school from the start. Besides being the Finance Manager, she is also co-owner of the business.
Ingeborg is passionate about cycling and nature, especially forests and lakes.
Maria Galea
Programmes Coordinator
Maria is a Programmes Coordinator who is dedicated to providing our prospective and current learners with an excellent experience throughout their whole learning journey, from enquiry to graduation. If you enquire about one of our programmes and book a meeting for more information, Maria may be the team member you will be speaking to. She ensures that a programme is the right fit for the prospect while being heavily involved in the registration and enrollment of learners onto our programmes.
While being involved in the operations of the Henley Executive MBA, Maria also assists in the sourcing and creation of engaging content for our social media channels, particularly those related to the MBA and Henley Business School Malta, providing our followers with motivational and informative posts. If you message one of our pages, you will likely be speaking to her.
Throughout her work, Maria draws upon knowledge from her academic background in business, holding an Advanced Diploma in Marketing and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Enterprise. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching a good series, and taking walks outdoors when the weather permits.
Odilon Scerri
Senior Programmes Coordinator / TUTOR
Odilon is a Senior Programmes Cooridnator who is primarily involved in the coordination, scheduling and logistics of active programmes and upcoming intakes. He holds a B.Sc. in Financial Services from the University of Manchester’s Institute of Science and Technology and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. Odilon has 40 years of experience in the Banking and Financial Services Industry, making his attention to detail impeccable. If you are a learner with Malta Business School and want to contact the school with a programme-related query, he will likely be the team members you would get in touch with. Your assessments may also reach his desk as he ensures that results, besides many other programme-related emails, are sent out on time. He is also a main point of contact for our tutors as he liaises with them.
Odilon has a passion for anything that is culture-related, including learning new languages, besides enjoying gardening and cooking.
Rylie Mahlangu
Customer Service Representative
Rylie is a Customer Service Representative who tackles enquiries for a number of our accredited programmes and off-the-shelf workshops. Her role stretches beyond the service she provides to prospective learners as she plays a crucial role in organising, planning and setting up for our Professional Development Workshops, ensuring a seamless experience for all our participants.
Rylie’s passion lies in gaining knowledge and she is currently enrolled on our Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Management. This gives her firsthand knowledge and understanding of the challenges of balancing, work, study and personal life. This makes an exploratory phone call with her all the more insightful.
Rylie’s commitment to lifelong learning extends beyond her role, reflecting our school’s values. Her multifaceted interests and dedication contribute to a positive atmosphere within our team. She enjoys a diverse range of hobbies. Dancing is a particular love, occasionally teaching dance as well. Modelling, acting, and cooking round out her interests.
Polina Sedova
ACADEMIC SUPPORT OFFICER
Polina is a member of Malta Business School’s Academic Team, as a Programme Coordinator. Additionally, she contributes to material development for our programmes and Professional Development Workshops. Her commitment to education and research drives her work.
Polina’s career spans Russia, Italy, and now Malta. She has worked extensively in adult education, focusing on social care, accessibility, and academic coaching for postgraduate MA and PhD students.
Polina holds a BA Degree in Social Work and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Russia. She furthered her education with a Masters Qualification in International Relations (Human Rights and multilevel governance) from the University of Padua, Italy.
Outside of her professional pursuits, Polina enjoys long walks, travel, and exploration. She is an avid reader and a dog lover with a passion for lifelong learning.
Our Tutors
Kieran Schembri Wilson
Tutor
Michela Tanti
tutor
ing. Norman Zammit
Tutor
steven gouder
tutor
Elton Debattista
tutor
Robert Delia
tutor
Sarah Gauci Carlton
tutor
ANNETTE ZAMMIT
Academic manager/tutor
CHRISTINE CARUANA
HEAD OF PROGRAMMES/tutor
Francis Farrugia
Managing Processes
Systems tutor
Francis Zammit Dimech
TUTOR
Paul Gauci
Leadership &
change tutor
LORENZO MULÈ STAGNo
Managing director/ Dean
Our Tutors
Kieran Schembri Wilson
Finance & Accounting Tutor
By profession, Kieran is a corporate relationship manager, and has been a tutor at Malta Business School since 2022, delivering courses mainly related to finance. Kieran has been working in the financial sector for the past 13 years, taking on various leadership roles. Kieran is passionate about teaching and helping others gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of financial management, together with boosting their leadership skills and personal development.
Michela Tanti
managing people
personal development &
work placement tutor
Michela joined the MBS tutor team in 2015, and has facilitated a number of modules as part of the ATHE Diploma in Business & Management, and the MBS Bachelor in Business and Management. Her main areas of interest are Managing People and Personal Development.
She has extensive experience in the luxury hospitality industry, and has recently joined Roosendaal Hotels in the role of Group Human Resources Manager. Michela holds an MSc in HR Management & Training, and has recently commenced her Henley MBA studies.
Michela takes great pride in watching learners grow and progress throughout their studies and career. She strives to uphold a participative and collaborative tutoring style, and encourages learners to work together to apply theories and concepts discussed in class to their own professional experiences.
ing. Norman Zammit
Project management
and strategy Tutor
Ing. Norman Zammit has a first degree in electrical engineering (Honours) from the University of Malta (1992) and a Master of Science degree in Building Services Engineering from Brunel University and a Master in Business Administration from Chester University. Ing. Zammit has been involved in several prestigious projects both locally and overseas such as the Mater Dei Hospital, hotel developments in Sudan and Russia as well as Business development and Senior consulting Engineer for a Maltese company in Libya up till July 2011. Ing. Zammit was also engaged in the operations of a major facilities management company in Malta and at SmartCity Malta. He also held the post of Facilities Manager at THE CENTRE which is a state-of-the-art Business Centre at Tigne Point.
Rosanne Calleja
research skills &
operations management
tutor
“My name is Rosanne Calleja and am currently the Senior Manager in the Import / Export Operations department of Express Trailers Ltd.
My expertise is in Operations and Human Resource Management built during my 20 plus years with Express Trailers Ltd and in between during my 6 years at Raesch Quarz Malta. I obtained a Master’s degree in Business Management from Henley Business School. I have also obtained a certificate in ‘Train the Trainer’.
I have always enjoyed teaching and started out by training employees of the company. After graduating, I tutored for a few years with MBS. Through MBS, I have had excellent tutors and mentors and I appreciate how much their support and guidance have contributed to my growth. They would listen, provide me with help while challenging me to learn and explain things in a way that led to understanding. Today, these are the qualities I use when I teach and tutor.”
steven gouder
Intorduction to business
tutor
Steven has been involved in Business for the past forty years. The first sixteen were spent with the family business, which was a small import, distribution and retail operation. This is where he learnt to manage the different aspects of running a business. His next career move was joining Time International (today known as Hudson Holdings), where he managed a high-end watch business. After two years he left Time to join a logistics company but two years later re-joined Time and ended up in Algeria to open and run a high-end watch business there. During his stay, he successfully convinced Nike to give Time the contract for the distribution of the brand in Algeria, and lived there for three years until he set up and grew the business. Nike then gave Time the distribution rights for Tunisia and Morocco, which also fell under Steven’s responsibility. This way, Time now controlled most of North Africa and was aiming to grow their reach to more African countries. Today Hudson controls the distribution of Nike in thirty-eight countries in Africa.
Eleven years later he decided to find another challenge, and joined Rimus Riley Group in Malta, and managed the Trading arm of the company, with over a thousand clients in the food sector. Here Steven learnt all about the food business, as well as heavy involvement in the creation of systems to monitor and control the business through IT, since the FMCG industry is very data driven.
Steven’s next step was to join Salvo Grima Group, the largest ship chandelling company in Malta. The company had bought a Dutch company close to Rotterdam, and he joined Vladex BV as Senior Commercial Manager, and after a year took over as General Manager. In the 2 years as GM he re-engineered the company, and also created new projects for the future. After the two years, he was given the task as Group Project manager to launch new projects which are eCommerce based.
Steven has already taught at MBS for two years but due to travel commitments, he had to take a sabbatical. Now that he is back in Malta he has decided to come back to teaching as it is a passion of his.
His main hobbies are Crossfit where he is a Trainer, kayaking and pistol shooting.
Steven is also an MBA graduate of Henley, having graduated through the MBS in 2013.
ANNETTE ZAMMIT
Academic manager
Annette is our Academic Manager with over 25 years of international experience in Leadership and Education. Annette holds a Master’s Degree in TESOL from the University of Nottingham and a certification in Project Management (ROI, UK) and E-moderation (The British Council).
Annette is a world-class teacher, trainer facilitator and project manager. Her portfolio of work in Corporate Training and Professional Coaching includes public and private sector clients from all over the world. She specialises in language and professional skills development for adults. Annette is passionate about lifelong learning, empowerment and multiculturalism.
Francis Zammit Dimech
Reputation & Responsibility
TUTOR
Francis Zammit Dimech is currently Chairman of MediaLink. He is an Advocate and Head of the Law Firm: FZD Associates. Francis Zammit Dimech has served as a Member of Parliament for thirty years, from 1987 until 2017 and then was elected to the European Parliament in 2017 where he served until 2019. He has been involved with the Nationalist party for 40 years, taking on various roles within the Government of Malta over the years, including Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Communications, Minister for Transport and Communications, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Resources and Infrastructure, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Tourism and Culture, and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Chairman of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee and was member of the Maltese Parliamentary Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Francis Zammit Dimech has been a Henley approved tutor since 2014. He holds a law degree and a Master of Arts in Financial Services from the University of Malta, as well as a Master of Business Administration from Henley Business School, UK. In March 2023 he was awarded the degree of Ph.D. by the University of Malta, after conducting academic research in the field of public broadcasting in Malta. He is the author of ‘The Role, Duties and Obligations of the Public Service Broadcaster in Malta’ (Kite Group, 2023)
Francis Farrugia
Managing Processes
Systems tutor
Francis Farrugia has been a Henley approved tutor on the subject areas of Managing Processes and Systems, and Research Skills, since 2009. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Henley Business School, UK. He has wide experience in organising and leading multiple training programmes on quality, environmental, food hygiene, and safety management systems, namely ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000 and OHSA 18000 respectively. He has held top positions at the Standards and Metrology Institute of the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA), managing the Standards and Metrology Institute, various certification schemes related with quality and environmental management systems, testing laboratories, as well as the Office for Goldsmiths and Silversmiths.
Paul Gauci
Leadership &
change tutor
Paul Gauci, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (UK) is a training practitioner with experience in management education and development of over 30 years. He has facilitated learning programmes to people from various organisations in the public and private sectors, both on a local and international level. A former Executive Head of BOV’s Training Centre he also served concurrently as Chairman of the Mediterranean Training & Development Committee of the Mediterranean Bank Network (MBN), conducting training activities in all Mediterranean countries. He has been a Henley Business School approved tutor on the subject areas of Leadership and Change since 2011. Paul has been lecturing at various schools and universities on organisational behaviour and leadership related subjects since 1994. These include, Maastricht School of Management, University of Manchester, Institute of Leadership and Management (UK), and the University of Malta. Paul Gauci has also applied his skills during volunteer work as a trainer with both Caritas Internationalis and YMCA, and he is an award winner of the Excellence in Learning and Development – FHRD Awards 2009 and 2010. In 2013, he was awarded a ‘Training Leadership’ Award by the World HRD Congress 2013 held in Mumbai, India. He holds a Masters of Education in Training and Development from The University of Sheffield.
LORENZO MULÈ STAGNo
Managing director/ Dean
Lorenzo is the Owner and Dean of Malta Business School. He is also a public speaker, business consultant and leadership coach. Since 2005 he has been regularly involved in delivering training, workshops and seminars to top executives, covering a wide range of business-related subjects with a focus on the immediate improvement of the potential of businesses and people. He is a strategist with a tendency to connect areas of knowledge together, providing new insights and ground-breaking ideas.
In 2010 Lorenzo was chosen as Malta’s SME Entrepreneur of the Year by the European Commission, a recognition of his entrepreneurial drive. He has been invited to share his ideas in various countries in Europe, the UAE and South Africa.
Lorenzo holds a MBA (2004) from Grenoble Ecole de Management (with distinction), and a teaching degree from the University of Malta. He also holds a Post-Graduate Certificate for Online Facilitation, and a Professional Certificate in Coaching, both from Henley Business School at the University of Reading.
An avid reader, Lorenzo compensates for his limited reading time by listening to audiobooks when on his daily power walks and while driving, which has helped him eliminate his road rage.
Workshops
Our short courses offer both individuals and employee teams the opportunity to efficiently boost their skills and update their knowledge in manageable, bite-size course formats. Our wide range of courses spans from highly technical topics to more personal, mind-set related ones.