Executive Director and Chairman of the Board

Joseph Cortis has been involved in the management of Cortis Group since 1988, holding the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In his role as Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Cortis was responsible for the strategy of Cortis Group and its growth. He has actively participated as a member of various committees and councils such as the Federation of Industry Council, the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, and the Malta Institute of Management.

He has been the CEO and Executive Chairman of the Board since Central Business Centres plc was incorporated in 2014. He first graduated in Business Management, followed by a Master of Business Administration degree from the prestigious Henley Business School at the University of Reading, UK and an M.Phil in Business Administration from the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, the Netherlands.

Alfred Sladden commenced his career at Barclays Bank, Malta, in 1954 until his appointment to senior training manager with Barclays Bank, London, in 1968. He held such office for three years until 1971. Throughout the years that followed, he continued to hold several posts with credit institutions, including manager of various branches of Barclays Bank, credit advisor of Bank of Valletta, head of internal audit at Mid Med Bank, Assistant General Manager on administration, and Assistant General Manager of the international finance division as well as Deputy General Manager on corporate strategy at Mid-Med Bank.

In 1994, he was appointed General Manager of Investment Finance Bank and held such post until 1995 whilst also holding the post of director of Mid Med Life Insurance until 1996. He also held the post of general manager of finance and operations at Mid-Med Bank between 1995 and 1998. Between 1998-1999, he was appointed chairman of Maltapost and the Foundation for Medical Services. For nine years, between 1999-2008, he held a part time post as Financial Adviser of the Eurochange Financial Services whilst simultaneously holding a part time post as Chairman of the VAT Appeals Board from 1999 until 2011. He was Executive Director of an affiliate company of the Corinthia Group of the Czech Republic between 2000 and 2010 and also held the post of financial adviser of Technoline Ltd between 2009-2013.

Dr Petramay Attard Cortis MD, DESA, MMEd (Dundee) is a third-generation family member of Cortis Group of Companies. Has been an active member of the Youth Family Council (YFC) since its inception in 2007. The YFC is involved with Succession Planning and the Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility Programme. Petramay has been the Chairperson of the YFC since 2017. Throughout the past fifteen years, was involved in various aspects of the business including marketing; sales; social media; event management; customer relations; and business strategy.

Currently employed in the public service, as a consultant anaesthetist at Mater Dei Hospital. Has considerable experience with medical audit and quality improvement initiatives. Involved in course organization, course direction and teaching on the local and international level, with the University of Malta and the European Resuscitation Council. Has delivered lectures at international congresses and in 2016, won the prestigious Young Teaching Recognition Award awarded by the European Society of Anaesthesiology. 

Adriana Cutajar B.Com. (Hons)(Melit.), M.B.A. (ARU) is a third-generation family member of Cortis Group of Companies. Has been an active member of the Youth Family Council (YFC) for eight years, holding the YFC Chairperson role for two of these. Adriana held the position of marketing executive for the Cortis Group of Companies for two years.

For these past ten years was employed at the University of Malta. Currently, a Manager at the Project Support Office which is responsible for externally funded projects. Has extensive experience in project implementation, monitoring budgets, mentoring and supervising large teams and liaising with auditors, legal advisors and national authorities. Adriana recently obtained a Diploma in EU Funds Management and is in possession of the PRINCE 2 Foundation Certificate in Project Management.