Registration Time: 09:00
Sessions Time: 09:15 - 12:30  including a 15-minute break
Speaker: Dr Saman Bugeja
Venue: Online Webinar

Participation Fees (The Institute is now accepting payments via Paypal)
MIA Members: €40.00
Non-MIA Members: €75.00
Retired Members: €20.00
Students: €30.00

*Group bookings for 3 or more participants available.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Participants will be introduced to the role of the company secretary of a Maltese limited liability company. All Maltese limited liability companies are obliged to have a company secretary and at the outset, the lecture will deal with deal with the process of appointment and removal of the company secretary. Participants will be introduced to the primary duties of a company secretary which range from maintaining and updating the company’s books, to the preparation notices and agendas for board meetings and general meetings and ultimately minute taking during such meetings. The focus of the lecture will then shift to the role of the company secretary as advisor to the board of directors on matters relating to corporate governance.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SESSION

The objectives of this session is for participants to:

- Understand the role of the company secretary of a Maltese limited liability company;
- Appreciate the principal duties of a company secretary of a Maltese limited liability company;
- Recognise the role of the company secretary as an advisor on matters of corporate governance;

TOPICS FOR THE SESSION

- Who is the company secretary?
- Appointment of company secretary and termination of office
- Primary duties of the company secretary under the Companies Act
- The company secretary as advisor to the board of directors
- Liability of Company Secretary.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This session is for persons who will be offering their services to act as company secretaries, corporate service providers and persons wishing to familiarise themselves further with the role of a company secretary of Maltese limited liability companies.

SPEAKER'S PROFILE

Saman Bugeja is an Associate at Ganado Advocates, currently working within the firm’s corporate department. Saman assists local and international clients with legal due diligence processes, mergers and acquisition and corporate restructuring. Saman also assists local and international clients with ongoing corporate and commercial work including company formations, general corporate governance and capital restructuring. Before joining the firm’s corporate team, Saman completed a rotation with the investment services and funds department.

EVENT CPE COMPETENCES

3 Hours Core

online TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Terms and conditions apply.

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