After graduating with a BSc in Engineering, Alex Galea joined an electronic manufacturing company as a research and development engineer. Within three years, Alex’s career progressed into sales, starting as a sales manager undertaking Marketing activities in Asia for a European engineering-based company.

He was also approached by an international associates company operating in the automotive industry, to act as an account manager for the European market. He later advanced to a senior management position and was responsible for managing a team of project managers.

Alex joined Mdina International in 2008 as an Associate, focusing on designing and delivering bespoke sales and leadership programmes that targeted companies’ needs. Alex’s portfolio expanded over the years with Mdina International as he worked on HR projects and advised organisations on sales and management strategies.

Alex works with a wide range of International and Maltese companies where he devises strategies around talent and people management, enables sustainability and growth, facilitates management meetings and works on employer branding. On an ongoing basis he also supports and coaches business owners and executives for Mdina clients.

While being the CEO of Mdina International, Alex holds directorship and C-level roles in other companies and is Executive Director of Business Leaders Malta.

Alex is a certified PRISM Practitioner. 

Brita Wissen graduated with a degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Architecture and Interior Design.  She is a Certified Prism Practitioner and an instructor for Prism Practitioners on the German Prism Education Programme.

Her career has been driven by two questions; “Why are individuals, companies or teams successful?” and “What triggers growth success for individuals, companies or teams?”
Since 2003 Brita Wissen has delivered bespoke coaching programmes using her neurological and psychological skills.

Brita joined Mdina International in 2012. Her areas of expertise include: growing human potential, leadership training, team building, crisis management, change management and coaching.

Some of the recent projects that Brita has worked on include:

• Leadership training and development with the principle of neuroscience.
• Development and guidance in managing change.
• Effective communication and team development, through recognition of potential in each team member.
• Sales Training based on Neuroscience.
• Individual Coaching based on Neuroscience.

Colin is an experienced HR professional having worked in commerce and consultancy during a career spanning more than 30 years.

During his career, Colin has gained experience in all disciplines of the HR life cycle including recruitment, audits, training needs analysis, managing people development programmes, remuneration management, developing policies and procedures, appraisals and redundancies and dismissals.

He has also sat on the board of a number of UK-based companies providing both consultancy and proactive HR advice at a senior level.

Colin believes that the role of an effective HR leader is to provide proactive advice to the senior team whilst at the same time continually challenging the organisations’ people development practices. His favourite question is “why?”

Colin joined Mdina International in 2017 and was appointed UK Managing Director in January 2018. Instrumental in developing Mdina’s HR Audit which reviews 12 key HR areas, working in both Malta and the UK, Colin provides training, HR consultancy and coaching services to clients with the aim of making human resources a key component in the successful strategy of a business.

Guido-Eckhard Schmidt has 18 years of experience in sales and commerce, and has for just as long also been an entrepreneur himself. Guido knows what matters in management.

Guido founded his own companies, which are still active in the market, brought companies together and has been working for about 10 years to develop companies and put them on solid footing.

He has been leading teams in areas such as manufacturing, industry, commerce and sales and accumulated extensive experience as a manager. This has equipped him with valuable know-how for diverse personnel management, recruiting, placement, applicant coaching as well as training for personnel selection.

Guido develops sales training concepts based on his own first-hand experiences in direct sales, telephone marketing and retail, in both B2B and B2C. He did not only train his own employees, but also several external sales teams of significant companies.

Through his many years of experience in telecommunications and IT, in Guido also specialises in areas such as data protection, data security, digitization, ISMS and security awareness training. He carries out high impact training sessions for companies and organisations to sensitise employees. He also provides guidance to clients on managed IT services.

Guido joined Mdina International in 2018 and is mainly working on Sales Training and IT Consultancy. 

Hazel has over 20 years’ experience developing, delivering and facilitating personal growth and development programmes in the areas of stress management, emotional resilience and change management.

Passionate about people and their wellbeing, Hazel engages multi-dimensional techniques which greatly improve self-awareness, behavioural change and effective communication.

With a background in Education Management for the Health and Wellness Industry, Hazel has worked in both the public and private sectors. At national level, she has been instrumental in the development of National Occupational Standards and has successfully implemented rigorous quality systems for qualifications.

A specific interest in human behaviour, and a desire to gain insight into subconscious processing led Hazel to study as a Kinesiologist. When faced with change, resistance is often experienced and a greater understanding of the subconscious can reduce this resistance, an area often overlooked by many development programmes. Hazel has run a clinical practice specialising in self-awareness and performance management and is recognised at national and international level.  

Combining all of her skills, within Mdina Hazel's focus is the design and delivery of tailored programmes for individuals and organisations to reduce stress and provide the platform to improve individual and organisational performance.

Hazel is a certified PRISM Practitioner.    

Myra Pearson has always had a passion for learning and development. 

She worked as the Centre Manager of a Language School in London where she was responsible for the
recruitment and training of the sales and management team of three learning centres. 

Subsequently Myra worked in management in a Business Language and Cultural Competence Training Centre in London where she recruited, managed and trained a team of over 50 trainers of different nationalities and backgrounds to provide bespoke business language training and cultural integration programmes.

As well as working in the UK, Myra has also worked in Prague providing training programmes in sales and presentation skills. When she moved back to Malta in 2012, Myra was involved in business development and training until she joined Mdina International in 2014. Since joining Mdina International, Myra has both developed and delivered training programmes across a range of areas. She specialises in the development of sales and leadership. 

Whilst being based in Malta, Myra also undertakes international assignments for Mdina International. Myra has taken on projects that involve executive coaching, conflict management, facilitation of meetings and consultancy on company structure. 

Myra is a certified PRISM Practitioner, and specialises in strengthening the effectiveness of new and existing teams, including leadership teams, within small to large organisations.

Myra Pearson is the Chief Commercial Officer of Mdina International, accountable for the Business Development of the UK and Maltese markets.

Natasha is an experienced organisational health psychologist. She holds a BSc in Psychology, MSc in Health Psychology and Organisational Psychology gained from City University in London and a PhD from Vrije University in Amsterdam. Natasha is also a trained CBT therapist and EMDR practitioner.

She has over 10 years’ experience applying health psychology principles and wellness programmes in several sectors including FMCG companies and health delivery (NHS). She particularly enjoys training and development, and has been lecturing in the areas of health and organizational psychology, both in the UK and Greece since 2001. She has also been involved in mentoring and supervising students at college level.

Natasha has been facilitating teams in workshops focusing on themes that include effective team management, leadership and communication skills, improving employees’ wellbeing (i.e. stress management, smoking cessation) and dealing with the aftermath of traumatic incidents. She has worked with a wide variety of professionals including pharmacists, policemen, firefighters, nurses and junior-level managers.

Natasha has been with Mdina International since 2015 and has recently delivered leadership training programmes in Greece, Malta and Latvia.

Rachel started off her career as an English Teacher to speakers of foreign languages, where she discovered her passion for development. 

Rachel’s career then took a U-turn, into Banking and Customer Care - where she spent 7 years working as a Skills Trainer, delivering training which was both soft skill and procedurally based, to a wide and varied audience.

With a particular interest in People Management, Rachel moved on to working within the Contact Centre as Quality Assurance Team Manager, where she was able to put the frameworks she so often trained others to adopt into practice, allowing her to develop her team to a very high standard in the process.

Rachel joined Mdina International in 2017 and specialises in Enhancing Team Experience, Sales and Customer Care. She has been highly involved in the development and delivery of Assessment and Evaluation Centers which have enhanced the recruitment process and identification of training needs and potential growth opportunities of existing staff for a range of clients. 

Rachel is a certified PRISM Practitioner and has also facilitated ‘Training meets Team-Building’ events of large groups of up to 40 people.

With a penchant for being challenged by new experiences and putting herself in situations which are outside of her comfort zone, Rachel enjoys the satisfaction received from succeeding under circumstances which are outside of the ordinary. This contributes to creating relationships that contribute towards camaraderie, support and teamwork. 

Steve Tarr is the founder and chairman of Mdina International. Founded in 1980, Mdina was established with the aim of providing bespoke training and people development for the business community in Malta.

Since its conception, Mdina has grown and is now recognised as being the principal people development consultancy in Malta and has grown to include offices in Germany and the UK.

Steve is a certified Management Consultant who has over 30 years' experience in the field of people development and management consultancy.  He has been involved in major business projects that have included cultural change, mergers and acquisitions.

Steve Tarr has successfully delivered consultancy assignments, bespoke training programmes and has developed people at all levels, across a wide range of industries. He has worked in over 32 countries. He is also a keynote speaker in business conferences that are attended by up to 400 people, such as the annual conference held by Business Leaders Malta.

As Chairman of Mdina International, Steve’s role is to provide direction and guidance to Mdina International’s team, particularly the current management team that is in place.

Steve is chairman of Hili Ventures Group and sits on a number of other company boards in the UK, Malta and Germany.

Thomas Menze graduated with a degree in Electronic Design and Business Administration from the University of Dortmund.

He worked for 20 years for several national and international process automation companies and was Managing Director of a public listed Anglo-American-Company for 10 years. His focus was sales development, product marketing and production processes.

Thomas Menze joined Mdina International in 2011 and was the founder of the German operations. 

His areas of expertise are in process automation, in particular explosion protection and functional safety; strategy development and working as a coach to senior managers. He provides strategic advice to German and international companies. Over the past few years, Thomas Menze has provided these services in various European countries.

Recent projects that Thomas has worked on include

- Intrinsic safety certification consultancy according IEC 60079-0 targeting electrical automation products.

- Sales strategy development and implementation for surge protection supplier.

- Efficiency increase of logistic supply chain.

- Mystery shopping on automation fairs to give objective feedback to the sales team regards recommended corrective action.

- Market entry strategy development.

- Strategy development for service portfolios to boost revenue and ensure sustainability.

- Functional Safety Risk analysis according EN/ISO 13849 and calculation to verify that the risks are adequately reduced.

Tristan Debono has 10 years leading product design engineering experience in a number of industries including automotive, manufacturing, power, construction and renewables.

A warranted engineer by profession, Tristan has accumulated significant exposure through major projects, leading designs from concept to high volume manufacturing.

Tristan developed driver interfaces for various automotive OEMs, primarily on supercar and luxury vehicles, from design to manufacture. In recent years, Tristan has applied his experience through advisory services, hence joining Mdina International in August 2017.

He offers services to industry leaders, focusing primarily on product development, process optimisation, agile manufacturing and applied lean methodologies.

Tristan aims to support organisations in developing their own concepts into products and sustaining the service they offer in an efficient manner, increasing profitability and quality.

After graduating with a BSc in Engineering, Alex Galea joined an electronic manufacturing company as a research and development engineer. Within three years, Alex’s career progressed into sales, starting as a sales manager undertaking Marketing activities in Asia for a European engineering-based company.

He was also approached by an international associates company operating in the automotive industry, to act as an account manager for the European market. He later advanced to a senior management position and was responsible for managing a team of project managers.

Alex joined Mdina International in 2008 as an Associate, focusing on designing and delivering bespoke sales and leadership programmes that targeted companies’ needs. Alex’s portfolio expanded over the years with Mdina International as he worked on HR projects and advised organisations on sales and management strategies.

Alex works with a wide range of International and Maltese companies where he devises strategies around talent and people management, enables sustainability and growth, facilitates management meetings and works on employer branding. On an ongoing basis he also supports and coaches business owners and executives for Mdina clients.

While being the CEO of Mdina International, Alex holds directorship and C-level roles in other companies and is Executive Director of Business Leaders Malta.

Alex is a certified PRISM Practitioner. 

Brita Wissen graduated with a degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Architecture and Interior Design.  She is a Certified Prism Practitioner and an instructor for Prism Practitioners on the German Prism Education Programme.

Her career has been driven by two questions; “Why are individuals, companies or teams successful?” and “What triggers growth success for individuals, companies or teams?”
Since 2003 Brita Wissen has delivered bespoke coaching programmes using her neurological and psychological skills.

Brita joined Mdina International in 2012. Her areas of expertise include: growing human potential, leadership training, team building, crisis management, change management and coaching.

Some of the recent projects that Brita has worked on include:

• Leadership training and development with the principle of neuroscience.
• Development and guidance in managing change.
• Effective communication and team development, through recognition of potential in each team member.
• Sales Training based on Neuroscience.
• Individual Coaching based on Neuroscience.

Colin is an experienced HR professional having worked in commerce and consultancy during a career spanning more than 30 years.

During his career, Colin has gained experience in all disciplines of the HR life cycle including recruitment, audits, training needs analysis, managing people development programmes, remuneration management, developing policies and procedures, appraisals and redundancies and dismissals.

He has also sat on the board of a number of UK-based companies providing both consultancy and proactive HR advice at a senior level.

Colin believes that the role of an effective HR leader is to provide proactive advice to the senior team whilst at the same time continually challenging the organisations’ people development practices. His favourite question is “why?”

Colin joined Mdina International in 2017 and was appointed UK Managing Director in January 2018. Instrumental in developing Mdina’s HR Audit which reviews 12 key HR areas, working in both Malta and the UK, Colin provides training, HR consultancy and coaching services to clients with the aim of making human resources a key component in the successful strategy of a business.

Guido-Eckhard Schmidt has 18 years of experience in sales and commerce, and has for just as long also been an entrepreneur himself. Guido knows what matters in management.

Guido founded his own companies, which are still active in the market, brought companies together and has been working for about 10 years to develop companies and put them on solid footing.

He has been leading teams in areas such as manufacturing, industry, commerce and sales and accumulated extensive experience as a manager. This has equipped him with valuable know-how for diverse personnel management, recruiting, placement, applicant coaching as well as training for personnel selection.

Guido develops sales training concepts based on his own first-hand experiences in direct sales, telephone marketing and retail, in both B2B and B2C. He did not only train his own employees, but also several external sales teams of significant companies.

Through his many years of experience in telecommunications and IT, in Guido also specialises in areas such as data protection, data security, digitization, ISMS and security awareness training. He carries out high impact training sessions for companies and organisations to sensitise employees. He also provides guidance to clients on managed IT services.

Guido joined Mdina International in 2018 and is mainly working on Sales Training and IT Consultancy. 

Hazel has over 20 years’ experience developing, delivering and facilitating personal growth and development programmes in the areas of stress management, emotional resilience and change management.

Passionate about people and their wellbeing, Hazel engages multi-dimensional techniques which greatly improve self-awareness, behavioural change and effective communication.

With a background in Education Management for the Health and Wellness Industry, Hazel has worked in both the public and private sectors. At national level, she has been instrumental in the development of National Occupational Standards and has successfully implemented rigorous quality systems for qualifications.

A specific interest in human behaviour, and a desire to gain insight into subconscious processing led Hazel to study as a Kinesiologist. When faced with change, resistance is often experienced and a greater understanding of the subconscious can reduce this resistance, an area often overlooked by many development programmes. Hazel has run a clinical practice specialising in self-awareness and performance management and is recognised at national and international level.  

Combining all of her skills, within Mdina Hazel's focus is the design and delivery of tailored programmes for individuals and organisations to reduce stress and provide the platform to improve individual and organisational performance.

Hazel is a certified PRISM Practitioner.    

John came to the world's attention in January 1991, when as a POW his bruised and battered face flashed onto television screens around the world. He has written two best-selling books on his experiences and won Independent Documentary of the Year and a BAFTA Award Nominee. 

John has extensive international media experience and enjoys an international speaking reputation. John has followed Nelson Mandela on stage, Prime Minister John Howard in Australia and spoken in front of HM The Queen and Prince Philip. 

During his RAF career, he flew Tornado GR1 on various squadrons, became a flying instructor within a multi-national environment and then, within the MoD, he led programmes on leadership, safety and human error in aviation, which won an international award for training. 

On leaving the RAF, he founded a management consultancy providing business critical development, consulting and coaching - through a leadership lens. Through this, he has coached numerous CEOs, senior leaders and talent groups in corporate environments, the public sector and the third sector, run MBA programmes and worked internationally, including Scandinavia, Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa. 

With particular areas of interest being dealing with uncertainty, trust and organisational learning, he is currently writing a book on leadership and is the author of the psychometric, LEAP!© - the Leadership Executive Agility Profile. 

Morgan Parnis has always demonstrated a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation, particularly in Market Research, Learning and Development and also HR. He also developed a keen interest in IT, BI and AI which has led him to explore products and IT solutions related to the Market Research and Training Industry.

Morgan started his career in market research and was accountable for various research projects projects and mystery shopping exercises. This entailed design and administration of questionnaires, fieldwork and coding coordination, statistical data analysis and report writing.

As he progressed, he also worked on some projects as a recruitment consultant, HR consultant and a trainer. This led him to manage a learning and development department where he reviewed operations and developed new training initiatives in Malta and other countries. In so doing, he continued to head the market research department, developing quantitative and qualitative research in various countries.

Morgan is also an avid learner himself with an an MBA from the University of Warwick and a Bachelors in Psychology. He keeps abreast with new business and HR concepts and applies relevant ideas to departments and businesses that he manages.

In 2013 he joined Business Leaders Malta as a CEO and Managing Partner. He is responsible for directing strategy towards profitable growth. He has in fact developed BLM from a company that provided excellent conferences to one that has two other highly successful pillars: Market Research and Accredited Training Programmes. He opened a new branch, the Academy, which includes a range of diplomas and Masters Programmes.

Morgan Parnis joined Mdina International as a partner in May 2018. With his expertise, he is involved in developing products that compliment process optimisation and learning and development. He also manages Mdina International's operations, while seeking business opportunities for the organisation.

Myra Pearson has always had a passion for learning and development. 

She worked as the Centre Manager of a Language School in London where she was responsible for the
recruitment and training of the sales and management team of three learning centres. 

Subsequently Myra worked in management in a Business Language and Cultural Competence Training Centre in London where she recruited, managed and trained a team of over 50 trainers of different nationalities and backgrounds to provide bespoke business language training and cultural integration programmes.

As well as working in the UK, Myra has also worked in Prague providing training programmes in sales and presentation skills. When she moved back to Malta in 2012, Myra was involved in business development and training until she joined Mdina International in 2014. Since joining Mdina International, Myra has both developed and delivered training programmes across a range of areas. She specialises in the development of sales and leadership. 

Whilst being based in Malta, Myra also undertakes international assignments for Mdina International. Myra has taken on projects that involve executive coaching, conflict management, facilitation of meetings and consultancy on company structure. 

Myra is a certified PRISM Practitioner, and specialises in strengthening the effectiveness of new and existing teams, including leadership teams, within small to large organisations.

Myra Pearson is the Chief Commercial Officer of Mdina International, accountable for the Business Development of the UK and Maltese markets.

Whilst living in Australia, Natasha completed a Bachelor of Education which gave her the skills and experience, that later, were pivotal in the set-up of outsourced call-centres in both South Africa and the Philippines. 

Prior to relocating to Malta, Natasha was a Customer Advocacy Solutions Specialist for a market-leading general insurance company in Australia. Natasha was responsible for enhancing the customer experience by delivering effective solutions to areas of opportunity within the customer journey that effect brand advocacy, employee satisfaction and operational costs. This role developed her breadth of business knowledge alongside her understanding of customer and employee needs. 

Natasha has previously immersed herself in adult learning through her experience in Learning and Development where she focussed on developing staff capabilities to improve business performance and customer satisfaction. To ensure effectiveness, she studied and utilised Human Centred Design which focusses on end user engagement and tailor-made solutions. 

Natasha was a lead trainer and coach in an outsourcing project whereby she developed extensive learning and development programmes. She travelled to both South Africa and the Philippines to train call-centre staff in both technical and soft-skills. She also conducted a range of train-the-trainer programmes to develop the skills of the local learning and development team, quality assurance team and worked closely with the campaign and team managers in coaching and performance management to ensure the project was set up for success.  

With Mdina International, Natasha has been highly involved in delivering Assessment and Evaluation Centres which enhance the recruitment process and identification of training needs and potential growth opportunities of existing staff.

She has also designed and delivered a range of bespoke Sales and Leadership Programmes and Learning and Development focussed on enhancing specific capabilities and team-work. Natasha has also provided coaching to individuals in a variety of organisations, helping people build confidence, understand their strengths and develop skills to overcome opportunities. 

With a focus on injecting new ways of thinking into traditional training methods, Natasha brings energy and curiosity into her work with an eagerness to inspire and motivate those around her. 

Natasha is an experienced organisational health psychologist. She holds a BSc in Psychology, MSc in Health Psychology and Organisational Psychology gained from City University in London and a PhD from Vrije University in Amsterdam. Natasha is also a trained CBT therapist and EMDR practitioner.

She has over 10 years’ experience applying health psychology principles and wellness programmes in several sectors including FMCG companies and health delivery (NHS). She particularly enjoys training and development, and has been lecturing in the areas of health and organizational psychology, both in the UK and Greece since 2001. She has also been involved in mentoring and supervising students at college level.

Natasha has been facilitating teams in workshops focusing on themes that include effective team management, leadership and communication skills, improving employees’ wellbeing (i.e. stress management, smoking cessation) and dealing with the aftermath of traumatic incidents. She has worked with a wide variety of professionals including pharmacists, policemen, firefighters, nurses and junior-level managers.

Natasha has been with Mdina International since 2015 and has recently delivered leadership training programmes in Greece, Malta and Latvia.

Rachel started off her career as an English Teacher to speakers of foreign languages, where she discovered her passion for development. 

Rachel’s career then took a U-turn, into Banking and Customer Care - where she spent 7 years working as a Skills Trainer, delivering training which was both soft skill and procedurally based, to a wide and varied audience.

With a particular interest in People Management, Rachel moved on to working within the Contact Centre as Quality Assurance Team Manager, where she was able to put the frameworks she so often trained others to adopt into practice, allowing her to develop her team to a very high standard in the process.

Rachel joined Mdina International in 2017 and specialises in Enhancing Team Experience, Sales and Customer Care. She has been highly involved in the development and delivery of Assessment and Evaluation Centers which have enhanced the recruitment process and identification of training needs and potential growth opportunities of existing staff for a range of clients. 

Rachel is a certified PRISM Practitioner and has also facilitated ‘Training meets Team-Building’ events of large groups of up to 40 people.

With a penchant for being challenged by new experiences and putting herself in situations which are outside of her comfort zone, Rachel enjoys the satisfaction received from succeeding under circumstances which are outside of the ordinary. This contributes to creating relationships that contribute towards camaraderie, support and teamwork. 

Steve Tarr is the founder and chairman of Mdina International. Founded in 1980, Mdina was established with the aim of providing bespoke training and people development for the business community in Malta.

Since its conception, Mdina has grown and is now recognised as being the principal people development consultancy in Malta and has grown to include offices in Germany and the UK.

Steve is a certified Management Consultant who has over 30 years' experience in the field of people development and management consultancy.  He has been involved in major business projects that have included cultural change, mergers and acquisitions.

Steve Tarr has successfully delivered consultancy assignments, bespoke training programmes and has developed people at all levels, across a wide range of industries. He has worked in over 32 countries. He is also a keynote speaker in business conferences that are attended by up to 400 people, such as the annual conference held by Business Leaders Malta.

As Chairman of Mdina International, Steve’s role is to provide direction and guidance to Mdina International’s team, particularly the current management team that is in place.

Steve is chairman of Hili Ventures Group and sits on a number of other company boards in the UK, Malta and Germany.

Having built her career within the FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) environment for over 17 years in the UK, Tanya has an array of HR expertise including Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Union Consultation, Learning & Development, Organisational Design, Key Success Factor review, Strategy Development, Ethical Audits, Absence Management, Implementation of graduate programmes, Restructuring and Team Development and much more!

Tanya has worked at all levels within the HR framework from Administrations trough to Business HR Management allowing her knowledge and expertise to influence each role she carries out.

Throughout her career Tanya has supported organisational functions as a true HR business partner demonstrating that working in a collaborative way drives results. Tanya has vast knowledge of manufacturing and managing HR relations within this demanding environment, allowing her to adapt these skills to all environments and businesses. 

Whilst living in the UK Tanya gained her Masters in Human Resources Management and is a member of the CIPD.

Tanya joined Mdina International in January 2019 as an HR Business Partner and is looking forward to working with companies across Malta to help drive their HR and people agenda utilising her passion and determination to its best.

Thomas Menze graduated with a degree in Electronic Design and Business Administration from the University of Dortmund.

He worked for 20 years for several national and international process automation companies and was Managing Director of a public listed Anglo-American-Company for 10 years. His focus was sales development, product marketing and production processes.

Thomas Menze joined Mdina International in 2011 and was the founder of the German operations. 

His areas of expertise are in process automation, in particular explosion protection and functional safety; strategy development and working as a coach to senior managers. He provides strategic advice to German and international companies. Over the past few years, Thomas Menze has provided these services in various European countries.

Recent projects that Thomas has worked on include

- Intrinsic safety certification consultancy according IEC 60079-0 targeting electrical automation products.

- Sales strategy development and implementation for surge protection supplier.

- Efficiency increase of logistic supply chain.

- Mystery shopping on automation fairs to give objective feedback to the sales team regards recommended corrective action.

- Market entry strategy development.

- Strategy development for service portfolios to boost revenue and ensure sustainability.

- Functional Safety Risk analysis according EN/ISO 13849 and calculation to verify that the risks are adequately reduced.

Tristan Debono has 10 years leading product design engineering experience in a number of industries including automotive, manufacturing, power, construction and renewables.

A warranted engineer by profession, Tristan has accumulated significant exposure through major projects, leading designs from concept to high volume manufacturing.

Tristan developed driver interfaces for various automotive OEMs, primarily on supercar and luxury vehicles, from design to manufacture. In recent years, Tristan has applied his experience through advisory services, hence joining Mdina International in August 2017.

He offers services to industry leaders, focusing primarily on product development, process optimisation, agile manufacturing and applied lean methodologies.

Tristan aims to support organisations in developing their own concepts into products and sustaining the service they offer in an efficient manner, increasing profitability and quality.

Andrew spent his early career in the energy sector before moving into Human Capital consulting in 1995. Over the last twenty years he has advised a wide range of business leaders about their own career development options and led various projects focused on transforming leadership capability within organisations.

Andrew has experience of working in a wide variety of international companies across the world. He has worked on projects with start-ups and FTSE100 organisations and has significant experience of working in privately owned companies. His clients tend to be CEOs, Board Directors, functional leaders and high potential leaders in middle management.

Andrew is passionate about working with leaders who are prepared to practice self-leadership to become the best possible version of themselves. He works with a broad range of leaders who make a positive impact on their businesses and enjoys seeing them fulfil their potential as human beings.

Melissa started her education with a B.Sc. in Economics at the FernUniversität in Hagen in Germany, where she specialised in leadership, organisation and marketing.

Melissa moved to Malta in 2014, where she decided to further her education and completed a B.A. in International Relations (Honours) with psychology at the University of Malta.

She has always been keen to gain hands-on experience alongside her studies. Before joining Mdina International, Melissa worked for various companies in both Malta and Germany, including two leading automation companies, the tourism and transport industry, as well as the Malta 2017 Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Her diverse background in terms of education and work experience has provided her with a flexible and adaptive work approach. With a thirst for knowledge and curiosity regarding the way learning processes are organised, she is a perfect match for a company endeavouring to make the most of human resources.

Melissa joined Mdina International in September 2017.

Sam started her career in the tourism and sales industry. She worked for over 5 years gaining experience in both aspects.

Sam progressed to customer care representative where she continued to gain more experience in dealing with clients and building relationships with them. Sam worked closely with clients on a day to day basis, dealt with any secretarial requirements and the running of day to day office needs.

Sam joined Mdina International in 2015 as a PA to the Managing Director. In 2017, she worked more closely with the Learning and development support team. Today Sam is an administrative assistant and ensures efficient operations of the office.

Sam’s strong background in administration and office support is a great help in sorting out the logistics of all local and international meetings, as well as running of the office. Sam is also responsible for administering  PRISM Brain Mapping to delegates on an international level.

Melissa started her education with a B.Sc. in Economics at the FernUniversität in Hagen in Germany, where she specialised in leadership, organisation and marketing.

Melissa moved to Malta in 2014, where she decided to further her education and completed a B.A. in International Relations (Honours) with psychology at the University of Malta.

She has always been keen to gain hands-on experience alongside her studies. Before joining Mdina International, Melissa worked for various companies in both Malta and Germany, including two leading automation companies, the tourism and transport industry, as well as the Malta 2017 Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Her diverse background in terms of education and work experience has provided her with a flexible and adaptive work approach. With a thirst for knowledge and curiosity regarding the way learning processes are organised, she is a perfect match for a company endeavouring to make the most of human resources.

Melissa joined Mdina International in September 2017.

Sam started her career in the tourism and sales industry. She worked for over 5 years gaining experience in both aspects.

Sam progressed to customer care representative where she continued to gain more experience in dealing with clients and building relationships with them. Sam worked closely with clients on a day to day basis, dealt with any secretarial requirements and the running of day to day office needs.

Sam joined Mdina International in 2015 as a PA to the Managing Director. In 2017, she worked more closely with the Learning and development support team. Today Sam is an administrative assistant and ensures efficient operations of the office.

Sam’s strong background in administration and office support is a great help in sorting out the logistics of all local and international meetings, as well as running of the office. Sam is also responsible for administering  PRISM Brain Mapping to delegates on an international level.