CHAIRMAN, MALTA FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY

Jesmond Gatt was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Malta Financial Services Authority in 2023.

Mr. Gatt joined the Central Bank of Malta in 1984, graduating in Mathematics and Computing at the University of Malta in 1995. During his career at the Bank, which spans over 37 years, he has worked on all major IT projects, holding the position of Chief Officer responsible for retail banking services, management of currency, and the regulation of payment systems and infrastructures. He formed part of the core financial sector team that oversaw the changeover to the Euro in Malta in 2008. Since Malta became part of the European Union, he has been a member of a number of Eurosystem and European Commission committees working on payment systems and the management of euro notes and coins. He has also participated in a number of European Commission initiatives, drawing up payment systems regulations. Since 2016, he has been sitting on the Board of the FIAU, acting as Chairman of the Board from 2020. From 2022 to 2024, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Malta Government Investments.