James Grech graduated with a Bachelor of Business and Commerce Degree in 2001 and later on obtained the Accountancy (Honours) degree from the University of Malta in 2003. James is Certified Public Accountant and holds a Practising Certificate in Auditing issued by the Ministry of Finance in Malta. He is also qualified as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and member of ISACA. James is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditing (US), and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). The CIA is the only internationally accepted certification designation for internal auditors and is the standard by which individuals demonstrate their competence and professionalism in the internal auditing and Management Consultancy field.
James is a renowned Business Consultant and Management/Business trainer and conference speaker in Malta and is also founder and Managing Director of LEAD Training Services, one of Malta’s largest professional training Institute licensed by the Malta Malta Further & Higher Education Authority (MFHEA).
Joe Gerada is currently a free lance Management Consultant and CIPD trainer. He is also the Chairperson of the Foundation for Social Welfare Services that manages the major Government’s social work agencies. He held CEO positions in a number of State organizations including the ETC, APPOGG and Sedqa as well as senior positions in the private sector namely; CEO of the Foundation for Human Resource Development and was also the first Group HR Manager of Island Hotels Group. He is active in the volunteer sector and is a board member of a number of voluntary organizations.
He holds a Masters’ degree in Mediation from the Istitute Universitaire Kurt Bosh Switzerland, a diploma in Applied Social Studies from the University of Malta and management certificates from Cranfield University UK and the School of management of the University of Singapore. He is a fellow member of the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development UK and an accredited Management Trainer from CIPD.
Joe Gerada has delivered HR consultancy and training to leading business enterprises in Malta as well as organisations in the public and voluntary sectors. He also delivers training in other countries namely; Austria, Switzerland, UK and Dubai.
Accreditation and MQF level
