Carl is the Chief Executive Officer at the MGA. Carl is a lawyer by profession and previously held the role of Chief Legal & Enforcement Officer within the MGA. Following three years of training in the field of criminal law, he joined the MGA’s legal team and has been a part of it for over six years, forming part of the strategic direction of the Authority and its high-level regulatory Committees for the past four. Carl sits on the Board of the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit, and is a member of the Chamber of Advocates (Malta), the International Masters of Gaming law (IMGL), and the International Association of Gambling Regulators (IAGR), and has also been a regular speaker in local and international conferences relating to gaming and international regulatory issues.

Christopher Formosa is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Operations Officer at the MGA. As Deputy CEO, Christopher will take on the responsibilities of the CEO in the latter’s absence, to ensure continuity for the Authority at all times. In his role as Chief Operations Officer, Christopher is responsible for the overall management and development of the Human Resources function with a focus on maintaining an employee-oriented, high performance culture which emphasises quality, productivity, and goal attainment including the ongoing training and development of the Authority’s employees. Moreover, Christopher is responsible for facilities management, health & safety and security, all internal and external communications, as well as public and media relations. He is also responsible for the Inspectorate Operations Department and the Intelligence Department.

Christopher started his career as an Executive Secretary within a local council.  He was then appointed Head of Operations with the CHOGM Malta 2015 Taskforce within the Office of the Prime Minister where he was directly involved in the different functions and activities of the Task Force both at planning and execution stage.  He was also selected as the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Youth Forum organising Committee where he was responsible for the coordination of the local team, which involved planning all the logistical arrangements associated with the forum.

Christopher holds a Master of Arts Degree in Public Policy and Management from the University of York.

Rebekah Duca is the Chief Officer Regulatory at the MGA. She joined the Authority in 2011, as a Licensee Relationship Executive and then proceeded to occupy the positions of Systems and Financial Auditor, Authorisations Manager and Head of Regulatory Supervision and Compliance prior to being appointed Chief Officer Compliance. Currently she holds the position of Chief Officer Regulatory. Rebekah heads the Authorisations, Player Support, Compliance & Anti-Money Laundering, Regulatory Supervision, Risk, Criminal Probity Screening, and Sports Betting Integrity departments. She is also a member of the Supervisory Council, Commercial Communications Committee and the Fit & Proper Committee within the MGA.

Rebekah holds a Bachelor Degree in Science (Business and Computing) and a Master in Business Administration (e-business) from the University of Malta. She is also a Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) and has served as a member of the Board of the Malta Chapter of ISACA for six years where she is the current president.

Peter Spiteri is the Chief Officer – Finance & Programme Management at the MGA. Peter is an ACCA qualified accountant with almost 10 years’ experience in the finance sector. He started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he worked in the Corporate Administration Services department. He then moved to Deutsche Bank (Malta) as Head of Finance, where he was responsible for the overall finance function in Malta. At the MGA, he is responsible for the overall finance function of the Authority namely, revenue assurance, tax compliance, corporate finance, treasury, financial planning and control, management accounts and reporting, as well as procurement. He is also responsible for the programme management and quality functions as well as for the overall knowledge and strategic information management of the Authority. Peter is also responsible for the Regulatory Systems department.

Kinga is the Chief Officer – Policy & International Affairs at the MGA. Kinga joined the Authority in 2014 as a Research Executive within the Research Department. Since then, she occupied the roles of Research Manager, Head – Information Management, Head – Policy & Outreach prior being appointed Head – Policy & International Affairs. In her current role of Chief Officer – Policy & International Affairs, Kinga is responsible for all EU and international matters pertaining to the gaming industry, including the implementation of the MGA’s international affairs strategy. In addition, Kinga is responsible for spearheading the evidence-based policy development process and driving the MGA’s outreach programme.
Kinga holds a Bachelor Degree in International Management from the University of Lodz (Poland) and a Master Degree in Management with a specialisation in marketing from the HEC Management School – University of Liège, (Belgium). Kinga is a Board Member of the Gaming Regulators European Forum and a member of the International Association of Gambling Regulators.