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David Ghersci

David Ghersci

Business Management Consultant (Strategic & General Mgmt / Marketing / HR / Recruitment / Training)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    General Manager at Caring First Ltd - Casa Serena

  • Education

    • HNS Consultancy - Malta

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      Food Handlers Licence, HACCP, Allergens & Food Labelling Food Handlers Licence, HACCP, Allergens, Food Labelling

      Food Handling, Food hygiene, storage, labelling etc.

    • Health Care Standards Directorate

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      Health/Health Care Administration/Management

    • ISTC

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      Fire Warden, Hotel Emergency Response, First Aid

    • Malta Academy for Taxation Studies

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      Vat Certificate Tax Law/Taxation

    • Nautical School

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      Yachtmaster Maritime Studies Yachtmaster Licence

    • Nautical School - Malta

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      Basic First Aid i.c.w. Yachtmaster Course (<24M)

    • Fire Tech - Malta

      1995 -
      Marine Basic Fire Awareness i.c.w. Yachtmaster Course

      Marine Basic Fire Awareness in connection with Yachtmaster Course

    • Maastricht University - Netherlands

      2002 - 2005
      MBA General & Strategic Management

      Masters in Business Administration

    • Malta Institute of Management

      2002 - 2005
      MIM General Management

      Awarded Membership Status with Malta Institute of Management in recognition of over 20 years activity/experience at low-medium-top management levels.

    • Institute of Sales & Marketing Management - UK

      1997 - 1999
      FInstSMM Sales and Marketing Management

      Diploma in Sales & Marketing Management. (Dip.ISMM) Distinction grading resulted in Membership being upgraded to Fellowship (FInstSMM).

    • St. Aloysius College - Malta

      1970 - 1976
      Secondary Education Secondary Education

      Private college run by Jesuits. Completed secondary education in preparation for entry into tertiary education. Subjects studied included Mathematics, English, Maltese, Italian, French, Economics, Economic Geography, Bookeeping and Accounts, History.

    • Texas A&M University

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      Skills Evaluator

  • Experience

    • Freelance Management Consultancy

      Jan 1972 - Jan 2012
      Business Management Consultant (Strategic & General Mgmt / Marketing / HR / Recruitment / Training)

      Strategic - Marketing - Financial - Corporate Planning and Advisory services. Market Research targeting B2B export markets. Payroll services.

    • Arcades Hole - Malta

      Jan 1972 - Jan 1975
      Accounts Clerk

      Stocks and inventory, payroll, sales ledger and debtors control (especially hire purchase accounts), customs import procedures, day-to-day banking, sales of domestic electrical appliances and hifi equipment

    • ELM Tools Ltd - Malta

      Jan 1975 - Jan 1976
      Assistant General Manager

      Assistance to General Manager, trainee for export sales representative of electric and electronic equipment to EU markets (mainly Germany, Italy, France)

    • Pulvich Explosives Industries Ltd - Malta

      Jan 1976 - Jan 1978
      Office Manager

      General office administration, customs import documentation, banking procedures, stock and inventory control, book-keeping, sales ledger and debtors control

    • Commissioner Of Inland Revenue - Malta

      Jan 1977 - Jan 1978
      Clerical Officer

      Clerical officer working on Pay As You Earn taxes, Provisional Tax and Employed / Self-Employed National Insurance Contributions

    • Coleiro Group - Malta

      Jan 1978 - Jan 1988
      Director

      Group Financial Controller, Business Development, setting up of PMC Manufacturing and Trimite (Malta) Ltd.

    • Trimite (Export) Ltd - Malta

      Jan 1978 - Jan 1988
      General Manager

      Day-to-day running of paint manufacturing company, stakeholder relations, business development

    • Sigma Coatings Ltd - Malta

      Jan 1988 - Jan 1997
      General Manager

      General manager duties such as finance, budgeting, human resources, business development, marketing management, technical support, supervising quality control and production, purchase of raw materials and so on..

    • Arthur E. Sullivan Ltd - Malta

      Jan 1988 - Jan 1997
      Group General Manager

      Mainly financial and administrative functions coordinating activities of companies and subsidiaries with the Group which was operating as non-ferrous scarp metal merchants, importers / wholesalers and distributors of industrial and automotive lubricants, manufacturers / wholesalers and distributors of paints and protective coatings

    • DiChem Srl / Sadip - Italy

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2001
      Export Sales Manager

      Business development and customer relationship management for industrial chemicals especially those linked to industrial, domestic and automotive paints, varnishes and finishes. Setting up and maintaining network of customers, agents and distributors in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Emirates and Singapore

    • International Safety Training Centre Ltd - Malta

      Apr 2001 - Dec 2010
      Managing Director

      Managing Director duties and responsibilities as applicable to fire fighting, safety, sea survival and occupational health & safety training with main focus on new business development, expansion / growth, market penetration, market development

    • ISTC

      Jan 2011 - Apr 2012
      Business Development Manager (North & West Africa)

      Business development and customer relationship management for Fire Fighting, Health & Safety training for national and multinational Oil & Gas companies from N. Africa (Ghana, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and especially Libya)

    • OPS Group

      Apr 2012 - Nov 2013
      Intl. Business Development Manager

      OPS Associated Companies :- OPS Consultancy & Training (UK)- OPS Personnel Services (Malta)- TTS Personnel Ltd. (Malta)- Alziada Oil Services (Libya)- OPS Gemwicks (Nigeria)- OPS Atlas (USA & Canada)- OPS Pacific (Fiji)OPS is an international Group specialized in services for the Oil and Gas sector.

    • MCAST - Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology

      Dec 2013 - Jan 2014
      Projects Administrator

      Administrator of European Union Social Fund Projects

    • Salvo Grima Group

      Jan 2014 - May 2014
      Senior Executive

      The Salvo Grima Group, - ship supply (chandlery), free-zone warehousing, international freight forwarding, oilfield support services, distribution and travel retail operations for wines, spirits, tobacco, perfumery and skin care products.

    • Caring First Ltd

      May 2014 - Dec 2018
      General Manager for Casa Serena

      General Manager for Casa Serena

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Diploma (Distinction) Sales & Marketing Management

      Institute of Sales & Marketing Management - UK

    • FInstSMM - Fellow of the Institute of Sales & Marketing Management

      Institute of Sales & Marketing Management

    • MBA Masters in Business Administration - General & Strategic Management

      Maastricht University - Netherlands

    • MIM - Member of the Malta Institute of Management

      Malta Institute of Management

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to David Ghersci
      Speaker LWA 2012 Logistics West Africa 2012 - Lagos, Nigeria Nov 2012 Conference speaker and presented a paper on Personnel - Health, Induction and Training
    • Awarded to David Ghersci
      HSBC / Vodafone 2010 Awards HSBC and Vodafone - Malta 2010 Winner of the HSBC/Vodafone 2010 Award to SMEs for Export and Innovation