From Left: Mr. Reuben Buttigieg, Mr. Christopher Mifsud (Hon. Treasurer), Mr. Henry Mifsud (Vice-President), Dr. Vanessa Borg, Mr. Lawrence Mizzi (President), Mr. Stephen Young (PRO), Ms. Marika Schembri Adami, Mr. Joseph Cassar, Dr. Edward Firman (Hon. Secretary). Missing from the photo is Mr. Joseph Zammit who was ill on the day.

From Left:
Mr. Reuben Buttigieg, Mr. Christopher Mifsud (Hon. Treasurer), Mr. Henry Mifsud (Vice-President), Dr. Vanessa Borg, Mr. Lawrence Mizzi (President), Mr. Stephen Young (PRO),
Ms. Marika Schembri Adami, Mr. Joseph Cassar, Dr. Edward Firman (Hon. Secretary).

Missing from the photo is Mr. Joseph Zammit who was ill on the day.

The Annual General Meeting of the MIM was held on Thursday, 29th May 2008 at its premises in Pembroke. The meeting was addressed by Lawrence Mizzi President who outlined the activities and main events of the Institute of the past year.

The year  marked the end of a very busy one, which, through the collective effort of the Council, yielded positive results.  In actual fact it was a year which further consolidated the Institute’s position as the leading body representing the management profession in Malta.

Towards this end MIM took an active role in national issues affecting its members by putting forward its views through position papers, by attending public fora and also by meeting public officials such as Government Ministers, Opposition Spokespersons and other Government representatives.  The resolution behind its contributions was always the development of the management profession in Malta.

Research work was also top on the Council’s agenda.  Last year a study on ‘The impact of EU membership on the Food & Beverage Retail and Wholesale Sector’ was published by the Institute.  MIM is also currently taking part in an EU funded project requiring a research study on restructuring in 10 different EU members states.  The project is headed by RKW of Germany.

MIM has also continued to develop its business school.  Its strategic alliance with Edinburgh Business School (EBS) has been strengthened by the Institute’s appointment as an EBS Approved Learning Centre allowing the Institute to hold tutored classes in Malta.  An agreement with Heriot-Watt University has enabled the Institute to offer first degrees from next October.  But perhaps the most ambitious project of the institute was the Tenor Programme, which has started this year.  Tenor is the first Advanced International Diploma in Business Management developed entirely by MIM.  The Institute is also already in discussion with the NCHE to have it accredited locally within the EFQ.

The main achievement of the Institute last year was, however, its election to the Presidency of the European Management Association (EMA) of which MIM has been an active member for a number of years.  EMA is a pan European Association of national institutions and organizations concerned with the management profession.  MIM will hold the Presidency for two years (2008/9).

During the AGM, elections were held for Council Members resulting in the election of three new council members. Following the first council meeting the Officers were appointed and Council is now made up as follows:

• Mr Lawrence Mizzi - President
• Mr Henry Mifsud - Vice-President
• Dr Edward Firman - Honorary Secretary
• Mr Christopher Mifsud - Honorary Treasurer
• Mr Stephen Young - P.R.O.
• Mr Joseph Zammit - Member
• Mr Reuben Buttigieg - Member
• Dr Vanessa Borg - Member
• Ms Marika Schembri Adami - Member
• Mr Joseph Cassar - Member