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18.2.2021 4 NEWS RSM Malta has announced the appoint- ment of Roberta West Falzon as Director of RSM Malta within the Audit and As- surance team as from 1 January 2021. is promotion came following just over five years serving RSM Malta as Audit Man- ager. West Falzon is a Certified Public Ac- countant and holds a Practising Certificate in auditing. She graduated with Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accountan- cy (Hons) Degrees from the University of Malta and is a fellow member of the Mal- ta Institute of Accountants. Subsequently she was also awarded the ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting. West Falzon has significant audit experi- ence and leads several audit engagements for national and international clients op- erating in different industries, including groups and listed entities. She also delivers technical and professional training both in-house and outside the Firm. Moreover, West Falzon sits on the Malta Institute of Accountants Financial Reporting Com- mittee. RSM Malta is a member of RSM Interna- tional; a worldwide network of independ- ent professional services firms, providing audit, tax, and specialist advisory servic- es to ambitious growing organisations around the globe. RSM International is represented by 128 member and corre- spondent firms in over 120 countries. e combined organisation has over 43,000 professionals in more than 810 offices. RSM Malta appoints Roberta West Falzon as director Avis Budget Malta chooses HandsOn Systems as their telematics supplier AVIS Budget Malta, which op- erates one of the largest car hire and vehicle leasing fleets in Mal- ta, has appointed HandsOn Sys- tems as their telematics supplier, with the devices being installed in all their rental cars using an on-demand tracking system. According to sales manager Alan Mercieca, this is a low- er-cost, less intrusive technolo- gy than the 24x7 GPS tracking provided by HandsOn Fleet and is more suitable for hired cars or leased vehicles and even brand- new cars that have been bought on hire purchase. "All you do is send a text (SMS) message with a code to the SIM that is in the individual car and, depending on the code, the device in the car will do one of two things: give you the car's exact co-ordi- nates (replying via SMS) or disable the car when it is stationary with the engine off so that it cannot be re-started," Mercieca said. He gave a number of ways this type of connected car is benefi- cial: a tourist could have parked the car somewhere out of the way and would not be able to find it; it could be 'lost' in a car park; the car could have broken down and the tourist would need the car hire company to locate the car; and a car buyer could default on instalment payments. "If a client hires the car and does not return it at the end of the rental term despite repeated efforts for the client to be con- tacted, the owner has every right to retrieve his car," Mercieca said. "e device is highly secure and tamper-proof. Only the car hire operator is allowed to communi- cate with the tracking device." e market is currently warm- ing to this type of device, with enquiries being received both from car rental and vehicle leas- ing firms and new car importers. "ere are certain clients that are sensitive to privacy and we believe our on-demand track- ing system addresses these con- cerns," Geoffrey Farrugia, Hand- sOn Systems CEO said. "We have been in discussion both with Avis Budget Malta and other potential clients for some months and I am glad that they are the first to have concluded such a big contract. HandsOn Systems is committed to helping transport and mobility compa- nies implement connected car technologies to make driving ve- hicles safer for passengers, driv- ers and other road users through actionable insights." Jason Aquilina, Director and CEO of Avis Budget Malta (centre), with Alan Mercieca, sales manager of HandsOn Systems (on left), and Ray Meli, Avis used cars sales manager GOTO Malta has now reached a total of 20,000 sub- scribers, the eco-friendly shared mobility operator has announced. Launched in Malta in late 2018, GoTo has revolution- ised Malta's transport network by offering sustainable, affordable and convenient travel alternatives through its exclusive fleet of shared electric cars and scooters. e multi-modal vehicle sharing provider has fast gained popularity on the island through its One-Way and Roundtrip services, all accessible via one membership and user-friendly app. "We feel proud that we have now managed to reach 20,000 subscribers since our launch in Malta just over two years ago," GoTo Chief Marketing Officer Johnny Tominaga said. "is latest achievement is testament to the GoTo team's dedication and determination to constantly improve the service we offer our customers. It encourages us to work even harder towards our future goals." e new milestone is part of an overall period of growth particularly over the past year at GoTo. As well as expand- ing its multi-modal fleet, the vehicle sharing platform also ensured its full range of services met the ever-rising reservation figures following the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, it helped the wider community through the challenging time by supporting local businesses and the life-changing work of charities such as the Malta Red Cross and the Foodbank Lifeline Foundation with vehi- cles and manpower. GoTo gets to 20,000 subscribers

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