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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 16 OCTOBER 2022 18 COMMERCIAL Kenneth Farrugia approved as new BOV CEO BANK of Valletta today an- nounced that regulatory ap- proval has been obtained for Mr Kenneth Farrugia as CEO of the Bank. In his capacity as CEO, Mr Farrugia will act as Exec- utive Director on the Bank's Board of Directors as an Exec- utive Director. Mr Rick Hunkin has therefore relinquished his position of CEO and Executive Director of the Bank. The Board of Directors extended its thanks to Mr Hunkin for his valid con- tribution under extraordinari- ly difficult circumstances and wishes him every success for his future endeavours. Upon this official appointment, Mr Farrugia expressed his com- mitment to make a significant contribution to the success of the Bank in the coming years. "I look forward to work alongside the Board, the Executive Team and all our highly valued employees in pursuing our strategy aimed at delivering the highest stand- ards of service to our esteemed customers. We will be working together to deliver a sustaina- ble, compliant and secure Bank, focusing on our people, our op- erations, as well as our risk & governance infrastructure while at the same time accelerating the digital transition to achieve service excellence across our customer service touchpoints, to the benefit of all our stakehold- ers embedding ESG considera- tions in the process." The Magical Illuminated Trail is back ... with a new Christmas Village at the Verdala Palace THE Magical Illuminated Trail returns this festive sea- son. The Verdala Palace Gardens will once again be transformed with fantastic NEW glittering structures, and now also intro- ducing an all New Christmas Village. The event which will be once again be held in aid of the Mal- ta Community Chest Fund foundation. A spectacular walk about journey through the walkways of one of Malta's National Gem Palaces featuring hun- dreds of NEW larger than life lantern illuminated sculptures, Light Installations, Projections and much more. Spot glittering structures like Santa's Toy Shop, the North Pole, Sea Life, our cute Fami- ly of Pandas and much more! Walk through the enchanted forest, twinkling with thou- sands of fairy-lights. The trail will also include some incred- ible showstoppers, amazingly illuminated paths, irresistible selfie scenes around the Pres- ident's Palace. Once darkness sets in, the gardens will come to light and a controlled number of tick- eted guests can then discover and enjoy the art of illumina- tion and this magical festival of light in a safe and restricted manner Wrap up warm and enjoy a walk under the stars at The Malta Illuminated Trail in the magnificent Verdala Palace grounds. Grab your tickets and book your time slot from: www.il- luminatedtrailmalta.com // www.showshappening.com Focal Maritime to provide extensive logistics services under new strategic plan LOCAL maritime and logis- tics company Focal Maritime has announced a new strate- gic plan for the years ahead in which it will seek to expand its service offering into a ful- ly-blown logistics organisation, providing a comprehensive service to its growing client base. Celebrating the 25th an- niversary as a leading company in the local maritime industry, the company has identified its growth potential in new ser- vices including air and road transport, warehousing and just-in time delivery. ADDRESSING a number of clients gathered at the Mal- ta Maritime Museum in Bir- gu to celebrate the company's silver anniversary, Managing Director Mr Godwin Xerri explained that although Focal Maritime is a family-owned enterprise deeply rooted in history, it is adopting a for- ward-looking approach, and in front of the challenges present- ed by the current international economic climate, it is aiming to expand, and grow into a group of companies providing a wide-range of services within the logistics industry. Taking a leaf out of the theme chosen for the company's 25th anniversary – a history built on trust – Mr Xerri highlighted how indeed trust has been the epitome of the organisation's offering throughout the years. He explained that despite the family's management involve- ment, it is proactively adopt- ing modern governance prac- tices, including the creation of a holding company with a board of directors supported by external consultants and the creation of two new gen- eral manager posts which en- sure more focus on the clients' requirements. The company is also investing heavily in the provision of training for both management and staff to meet the demands of an ever-chang- ing business and commercial landscape. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary since its establish- ment, the company has also launched a new corporate web- site, available on www.focal- maritime.com. ON Friday, all Maltese and Gozitan schools celebrated the day dedicated to sport, an initia- tive of SportMalta together with the European Commission as part of the activities of the Euro- pean Week of sport. Apart from the many primary, middle and secondary schools that organised the activities in their schools, SportMalta held its main activity at the Tal-Qroqq Complex. More than 500 chil- dren of second and third prima- ry class attended 75 minutes of physical activity presented by the popular actors DanuSan. The schools of Sliema, San Gil- jan, San Gwann, Pembroke and Gzira did a number of physical activities and dances and received a message that sport, and phys- ical activity are important for a healthy life physically and men- tally. This event is also a prelude to another schedule of the ON the Move program that will start next week in schools and various SportMalta complexes. The European Day of Sport in Schools, which is part of the Eu- ropean Week of Sport initiative, involves physical activity that en- courages children to #BeActive for at least 120 minutes a day or to run or walk a certain amount of distance. It is a festival that gives schools the chance to support social in- clusion, help students develop social skills, engage young people in physical activity, and promote health and wellbeing to support learning throughout the life. Participating in sports outside of school also helps to learn new skills both for physical activity and for daily life that are bene- ficial for every individual, both children and adults. This year's theme, GO GREEN, is to use the power of sport to help the environment and sus- tainability. Environmental and educational initiatives have been integrated to improve physical activity by encouraging the use of public transport, walking, and cycling and by building ecolog- ical infrastructure, encouraging physical exercise, and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Maltese and Gozitan schools celebrate day dedicated to sport