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“My main aim is to instil a mentality of teamwork, across the board, and, therefore, to increase efficiency, and to adequately serve the community.”
“EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN PERSONAL VISION, AND MINE, as Registrar for the MBR, is to foster a tight team, and work closely with the business community,” Geraldine Spiteri Lucas says as she outlines her drive for action in the new post which she took on in October 2021, after seven years working at the Malta Business Registry. Indeed, the new Registrar’s background promises to stand her in good stead. Dr Spiteri Lucas joined the entity – when it was still known as the Registry of Companies – in 2014, as a Legal Officer, later being promoted to Chief Legal Officer. This experience gives her considerable insight into Malta’s business legislation, particularly the Companies Act (Chapter 386). “I am very familiar with the relevant legislation. In fact, when I became CLO, together with my team, I was drafting proposals to be presented to Parliament with the aim of improving the processes and procedures here at the MBR,” she continues, explaining that this motivation was instilled in her through her direct experience working hand-inhand with other colleagues and businesses. “I knew what was needed because, when I started out as Legal Officer, I was assigned 1,000 companies to oversee, thus helping to understand the operations at the Unit, and the hectic processes to take calls, vet documents and so on,” she explains. This understanding has informed her current approach. “My first priority, on entering office, was
to ensure that the Unit’s employees felt comfortable under my leadership, since whenever there is a shift, there’s always a change in mentality. My main aim is to instil a mentality of teamwork, across the board, and, therefore, to increase efficiency, and to adequately serve the community,” the Registrar insists, clarifying her philosophy: “you need to first take care of internal processes and measures, before you can provide an efficient and professional service.”
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