Joseph F. X. Zahra

Joseph F.X. Zahra (born December 3, 1955) is a Maltese economist. He has held a number of directorships in both private and public companies in Malta and abroad. He is also a lecturer of economics at the University of Malta and had the appointment of “docente a contratto” at the University of Messina, Italy. He is Founding Partner and Director of SurgeAdvisory Limited, a Malta-based corporate consultancy specialising in strategic and transformation management, Human Resources advice, succession planning, and boardroom coaching. Prior to setting up SurgeAdvisory, he was Managing Director of MISCO, which he co-founded in 1983. Zahra is also a playwright and the author of a book of verse.

Zahra graduated from University of Malta with a First Class Honours Degree in Economics (1976) and a Masters Degree in Economics (1979). He is also a Chartered Marketer, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, besides being a member of the Market Research Society (U.K). Zahra is a fellow member of the Salzburg Seminar on “Technology and Structural Unemployment” (1986). In 2001 he was granted Honorary Lifelong Membership in the Malta Institute of Management.

Zahra is a founding partner and managing director of SurgeAdvisory Limited. He is currently Chairman and Member of the Audit Committee of Birks Group Inc., Director/Former Chairman at Mapfre Middlesea Insurance plc, Director at FireGroup SpA, Medserv Malta plc, United Finance plc, Curmi & Partners Limited, Pendergardens Development plc, Multi Risk Insurance plc, Chasophie Group Limited, Zahra is also Chairman at Forestals Investments Limited, Multi Risk Limited, Chairman/Member of Audit Committee at United Finance plc and Pendergardens plc.

His past directorships include Corinthia Hotels International Ltd (2005-2007), Central Bank of Malta (1992-1996), MSV Insurance plc (1998-2014) and Malta Development Corporation (1995-1996).

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