Dr Joseph Gerada
Dr. Joseph Gerada is the current Regulator of the Family Business Office. Dr. Gerada attained a Bachelor of Education with Honors specializing in the English Language in 2002 from the University of Malta and graduated as a Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta in 2014. He obtained the warrant of Advocate allowing him to practice in the Maltese courts in 2015. Since 2013 Dr. Gerada worked on economic and investment policy and participated actively in the process of policy drafting, as consultant to the Minister for the Economy, which led to the enhancement of his knowledge of the European and National legislative framework. Dr. Gerada was also entrusted by the Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business with investment promotion, marketing and public relations duties both on a national level as well as in foreign markets. Between 2014 and 2017, Dr. Gerada was directly involved in the steering committee which led to the drafting and promulgation of the Family Business Act, Chapter 565 of the Laws of Malta in 2017. This led to the creation of the Family Business Office, responsible for providing support to family businesses in relation to the regulation and governance of their business, the enhancement of their internal organisation and structure. It aims to help family businesses operate effectively and pave the way towards a successful succession of the family business. On the 1st of June 2019 Dr. Gerada was appointed regulator of the Family Business Office, a position he has held since then.