New chairman for Express Group

Franco Azzopardi has been appointed chairman of Express Group to work on actioning the succession plans for Express Group. In his role Azzopardi will also be assisting the executive management to carry out in-depth market analysis for the eventual development of other potential service offerings that shall bring growth to the already vast logistical products portfolio and the Express Group organisation in general.

“Many might already know that Express Group is a family business but more importantly, I came here to find an amazing success story built on high quality product portfolio and unique customer centricity, qualities that I am sure have been very crucial in the success of this organization,” Azzopardi said in a statement.

“However, like any other successful family business, succession is an important issue which at some point is going to have to be discussed and actioned and this is one of the main aspects that is going to define my role at Express Group.”

Azzopardi is also the chairman of Church media group Media Centre and radio RTK, as well as holding the the chairmanship of Innovative Architectural Structures and 3a Accountants, and sits o the board of directors and audit committees of APS Bank, RS2 Software and Grand Harbour Marina. He also served as a board member on authorities including the Malta Transport Authority, Valletta Harbour Regeneration Corporation PLC, University Sports Complex Ltd and was also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Malta Sports Council for five years.

Welcoming Azzopardi as the new chairman, Johann Vella, General Manager of Express Group explained how the company is currently undergoing an internal transition to be able to respond better to the changing scenario within the transport and logistics’ industry.

“We operate within a sector that is once again changing the way people expect to be serviced and standards have to be met if we want to retain the competitive advantage that we already enjoy. Franco Azzopardi is a young but very determined individual with a lot of experience in company management.

“As a very keen sportsman Franco understands the importance of having good stamina and determination in order to perform well and has the untiring determination to succeed  but also the passion to help us achieve our medium to long-term targets.”

Vella said the current market and the scenario Express operates in has changed a lot considering the huge political changes that witnessed around the Mediterranean over the past months.

“These developments are now opening a lot of new opportunities and we want to be there to leverage our strengths to maximise our share. My vision for Express Group is to instil more willingness to be open to such new opportunities when these arise and to increase our appetite to capture  these opportunities,” Azzopardi said.