Lauren Ellul appointed to Board of Directors at Central Bank of Malta

Lauren Ellul has been appointed as the Central Bank of Malta’s (CBM) newest Director by Prime Minister Robert Abela, the CBM announced on Friday

The highly seasoned academic – B.Accty. (Hons), M.B.A. (Exec.) (Edin. & E.N.P.C.), F.I.A., C.P.A., Ph.D. (Birm.) – will serve as Director for a period of five years with effect from 2nd February 2022.

She holds a Bachelor of Accountancy Honours degree from the University of Malta, an Executive Masters in Business Administration, accredited by the University of Edinburgh in association with École Nationale des Ponts (ENPC) School of International Management Paris and KPMG and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Birmingham.

Dr Ellul is also a Certified Public Accountant, holds a Practising Certificate in Auditing and is a Fellow Member of the Malta Institute of Accountants.

Currently, she heads the Accountancy Department in the Faculty of Economics, Management & Accountancy at the University of Malta, and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Lands Authority.

She has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Malta Financial Services Authority from 2015 to 2020 and has chaired the Audit Committee of the Authority from 2018 to 2020.

Dr Ellul has worked within the Advisory function of a Big-four accounting firm for a number of years and held the position of Senior Manager within the Corporate Finance team. 

“She has managed engagements providing assistance to clients, including many of the listed entities on the local stock exchange, with respect to valuations of businesses and equity holdings, raising debt and equity financing, accounting advice, business planning, financial reviews, valuations for financial reporting purposes and impairment reviews.”