Alfred Attard appointed Non-Executive Director of Testa Finance plc

Retired banker Alfred Attard has been appointed Non-Executive Director of Testa Finance plc, the financing arm of Testa Group.

Taking effect from Monday 6th January, in his role, Mr Attard will oversee and monitor the activities of the executive Directors of the company and will also form part of its Audit Committee.

For 45 years, prior to his retirement, he worked with Bank of Valletta where he held various managerial and executive roles. This included his last post as Chief Officer Corporate Finance where he was mainly involved in business lending. He was also responsible for BOV’s Corporate Finance Unit, which provides personalised attention and tailor-made financial solutions to the bank’s corporate clients.

Throughout his career, he was involved in the financing of several high-profile projects.

Furthermore, Mr Attard is an Associate of the Institute of Financial Services. In 1995, he spent six months at the Bank’s representative offices in Austria and between April 2016 and April 2021, he served on the Board of MAPFRE Middlesea plc, as one of the Bank’s nominated Directors. There he also served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Currently, Mr Attard holds several Non-Executive Directorships on listed entities, including The Ona plc, Bonnici Properties, Plan Group plc, Plan (BBG) Limited, and United Finance plc.

Additionally, he acts as a freelance consultant on structured finance and corporate governance.