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18 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 10 NOVEMBER 2019 COMMERCIAL BEYOND the podium, the real winners from the annual edition of the Żurrieq Half Marathon and 10km run and walk being spon- sored by Express Trailers, are the young children and athletes who are benefitting from the Club's Kids Academy and a Youth De- velopment Programme. "We are happy to see this event grow from year to year. But what counts more is that through our support to the Żurrieq Wolves Athletic Club we are leaving an important legacy," says Franco Azzopardi, Chairman and CEO of Express Trailers. This year's edition of the Ex- press Trailers Żurrieq Half Mara- thon, 10km Run and 10km Walk will be held on Sunday 10th No- vember. With almost 1,500 par- ticipants, this event, organised by the Malta Marathon Organising Committee in collaboration with the Żurrieq Local Council and Żurrieq Wolves Athletic Club is today regarded as the second largest road running event after the Malta Marathon. "Knowing that today, the club has a Kids Academy and a Youth Development Programme with professional coaches that are helping children and youths adopt a much healthier lifestyle and an outlook that favours more inclusion, is a source of pride for us. Our sponsorship is a celebra- tion of this achievement," added Franco Azzopardi. Perhaps a major milestone for Żurrieq Wolves Athletic Club this year is its support to para- lympic athlete Antonio Flores, Malta's only blade runner, who is currently training and preparing himself to be able to qualify for next year's Paralympics in Tokyo 2020. "Standing up on the podium is always an achievement that goes celebrated but ultimately, the message behind our sponsorship is that we are lending support to a Club that is fostering more in- clusion, better mentoring and a lifestyle built on a healthy sport ethic," added Franco Azzopardi. Express Trailers remains also committed to promoting the im- portance of road safety on Mal- ta's roads where runners and cy- clists remain amongst the most vulnerable amongst road users. "We have a heavy presence on Malta's roads with our trucks and trailers and although we are doing a necessary job by trans- porting food, pharma and cargo for the local market consump- tion, at Express Trailers we also acknowledge that our fleet puts a burden on all the other road us- ers, especially the more vulner- able ones such as runners and cy- clists. Therefore, by supporting this growing road race, we are trying to redress this imbalance." "We are also pleased with the fact that the organisers of the Express Trailers Żurrieq Half Marathon have kept investing to ensure the highest levels of safety on the roads during the event. We are happy to note that this year, the organisers have recon- firmed the presence of qualified doctors, three ambulances along the route, all manned with a doc- tor each, wardens at every corner and an ambulance and a first aid team at the start and finish of the race," concluded Franco Azzo- pardi. Sponsorship as a celebration of a legacy CALAMATTA Cuschieri announces the appointment of Clive Spiteri as Chief Finan- cial Officer. Spiteri comes from the banking sector and joins the CC Group management team. With over 12 years experience in private and public sectors within the Maltese bank- ing and payments sectors, Spiteri has been entrusted with implementing the finance strategy for the Group. Prior to joining CC Group, Spiteri was previously employed with Novum Bank, RS2, HSBC and BOV. He is a Chartered Accountant (ACCA) and also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Malta. Alan Cuschieri, Co-CEO of Calamatta Cuschieri said: "We welcome Clive to our team and believe he is the right fit for the Group. As we expand internationally and transition into a Financial Institution with so many diverse operations, it has become crucial for us to strengthen our finance team with talented people who have both the ex- perience and the drive to take us forward at an accelerated pace. Spiteri has been en- trusted to double the finance team's capacity and deliver finance operations that are busi- ness intelligent as well as efficient. A series of new positions are now available including a new position for Head of Finance who will be entrusted to take over the running of the finance department on a day to day basis. Mr. Spiteri is also expected to bring renewed focus to the Group's IPO strategy." More information about new positions available within the CC Group are available on the group careers website www.ccgroup- careers.com Calamatta Cuschieri is Malta's largest independent financial services firm that pioneered the local financial services in- dustry as early as 1972. The Group currently employs more than 165 people, and offers a wide range of services including Investment Advice, Live Online Trading, Life Insurance, Savings Plans, Pension Plans, Wealth Man- agement, Fund Administration and Mar- keting services amongst others. Calamatta Cuschieri is a founding member of the Malta Stock Exchange and the representative and distributor for UBS Funds in Malta. For more information please call on +356 25 688 688 or visit www.cc.com.mt. Calamatta Cuschieri Group appoints new CFO KFC Malta recently held their annual Brand Chef competition as part of Founder's Week, cel- ebrated globally between 7th and 13th October. This week celebrates Colonel Sanders, who created the finger lickin' good recipe more than 75 years ago with a list of 11 secret herbs and spices scratched out on the back of his kitchen door. Prior to the event which took place on the 10th of October at the Mosta outlet, restaurant managers chose their best chef to represent their outlet. On the day, a candidate from each out- let for Gzira, Malta International Airport and Mosta represented their respective restaurants in the competition. The chefs breaded, cooked and presented their best quality chicken to the judges. Each batch of fried chicken was tasted, and the judges gave their feedback on the crispiness, ten- derness, seasoning and the overall appearance of the chicken pieces presented to them. Once all of the judges gave their verdict, Gzira chef, Lee Galea was announced KFC's Brand Chef for 2019. 2Food Chain Limited, member of the Farsons Group, is operating franchisee for KFC Malta. KFC Malta celebrates Founder's Week with Brand Chef competition From left to right, KFC Malta chefs, Owen Callus, Lee Grech and Emanuel Debono