KPMG in Malta has appointed Marika Azzopardi, Joelene Farrugia, Danica Galea, Georges Xuereb and Carlos Zammit as directors, effective from April 1, with Mark Anthony Fenech previously appointed last October.
Azzopardi, Farrugia and Galea serve clients within the audit function, while Xuereb forms part of the advisory function at KPMG in Malta. Galea and Fenech hold director roles at a regional level within the KPMG network.
Azzopardi currently co-leads the Insurance Audit Cluster at KPMG in Malta. She brings experience in serving regulated and listed entities and has played a key role in shaping and implementing structured audit approaches to address complex reporting requirements.
“Our people are our greatest asset”
Farrugia specialises in iGaming and technology engagements within the audit function at KPMG in Malta. Since joining the firm, she has developed extensive experience auditing large, complex, multi-jurisdictional groups operating in highly regulated environments. She manages a strategically significant portfolio that includes several of the firm’s largest iGaming operators.
Fenech joined KPMG in Malta in 2009, gaining experience within the audit function. Since 2020, he has been part of the firm’s regional Department of Professional Practice.
In this role, he specialises in technical areas including going concern assessments, audit and assurance reporting, and agreed upon procedures.
Galea joined KPMG in Malta’s audit function immediately after graduating, where she specialised in gaming and international business clients. In 2021, she transitioned into a regional ethics and independence role, where she now co-leads a growing, multi-location Personal Independence team. In this capacity, she is responsible for overseeing key processes, controls and operational delivery across jurisdictions within the region.
Xuereb provides a wide range of accounting advisory services, including group consolidations and the preparation of consolidated financial statements under both GAPSME and IFRS, technical accounting advice on complex matters, development of Excel-based models (such as leasing, ECL impairment and consolidation tools), and outsourced corporate accounting and compliance services, such as preparation of management accounts and financial statements.
Zammit specialises in private enterprise engagements within the audit function at KPMG in Malta. He has extensive experience leading audits across a range of industries, including local family-owned businesses, companies forming part of large international groups and companies listed on the Malta Stock Exchange.
David Pace, senior partner at KPMG in Malta, said: “Our people are our greatest asset. Investing in the growth and development of our leadership talent is not just important – it is essential to how we deliver value to our clients and build a strong, sustainable firm for the future.”
