Joined the board in January 2000. Caroline Van Marcke is a business engineering graduate from the Solvay Business School at the University of Brussels.  In 2014 she became the CEO and executive director of the Van Marcke Group, as well as the majority shareholder. Under her tenure she steered the Group into a new age of business including the launch of e-commerce channels, green-inspired concept showrooms, the further expansion of the Group’s operations internationally into the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg and US markets and the launch of a fully carbon neutral distribution centre in Belgium. She was previously the President of FEST, the European Federation of the Sanitary & Heating Wholesale Industry.

Appointed to the Board in February 2006. Served as Chairperson from 2010 till 2022. A UCL business engineering graduate from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, Ms de Roeck is the non-executive Chairperson of the Van Marcke Group.

Appointed to the Board in September 2010. A Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. His career in the audit and accounting profession spanned a period of thirty years, the last seven years of which as managing partner of the local accountancy firm MSD & Co then local representative firm of Andersen Worldwide. During this period he acted as engagement partner for some of the larger companies and national corporations in Malta including banks, utility corporations and private companies involved in varied industrial and commercial undertakings.

Appointed to the Board in January 2010. A law graduate from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium, Mr Van Leynseele holds a Masters degree in Comparative Law from the University of Miami. Called to the Bar in Brussels in 1979 and in New York in 1997, Mr Van Leynseele is a partner in the law firm Daldewolf. He is a non-executive director on the boards of several companies of the Van Marcke group.

Appointed to the Board in May 2015. He has extensive banking experience having worked for 45 years in the banking sector, both at branch and head office level. He joined Barclays and also worked for Mid-Med Bank and HSBC Bank from where he took early retirement. His last post at HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c. was that of Area Director. He was an advisor to the executive committee at Banif Bank (now BNF Bank p.l.c.) and subsequently was appointed head of private banking at Banif Bank. He presently holds several other non-executive directorships.

Appointed to the board in July 2019. He holds a B.Sc. in Commerce from the University of Malta and an M.Sc. in Computing from Oxford Brookes University. Mr Azzopardi has an extensive background in product development predominantly in financial services and other regulated industries. Simon also holds several advisory, board and investor roles in Europe and the U.S. dealing with technology businesses including Sherpa Score, Silicon Valletta and SXSW.

An Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and holder of an MBA specialising in banking from the University of Exeter, U.K. Appointed Chief Executive Officer in December 2011, he joined the Bank in June 1994 as a Banking Executive and was appointed General Manager in August 1998 and Executive Director from 2019. He Previously held positions with National Westminster Bank plc, London and Melita Bank Limited, Malta (subsidiary of Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino).

Joined the board in March 2022. Alain has extensive experience in financial services, with a career spanning over four decades. He held various senior positions within the retail and corporate banking divisions of Banque Bruxelles Lambert/ING Belgium. He was the General Manager of Credit Risk Management Belux for 10 years. In 2017 he joined a leading Belgian based debt restructuring and collection company, Fiducre S.A., as the CEO. Since 2021 Alain has sat on the board of a number of corporate firms, as well as service based and cultural organizations. He is presently a lay judge specialising in Corporate Affairs at the Commercial Court of Brussels. Alain holds a Master of Economics degree from Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Alain is also the Chairman of Izola Bank’s Credit Committee.

An Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and holder of an MBA specialising in banking from the University of Exeter, U.K. Appointed Chief Executive Officer in December 2011, he joined the Bank in June 1994 as a Banking Executive and was appointed General Manager in August 1998 and Executive Director from 2019. He Previously held positions with National Westminster Bank plc, London and Melita Bank Limited, Malta (subsidiary of Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino).

Calvin Bartolo joined the Bank in November 2010 and was later appointed to Head the Finance & Treasury function of the Bank in June 2014. As from October 2022, he assumed the role of Head of Strategy & Value, responsible for formulating and implementing the Bank’s strategy and for identifying and championing potential partnerships, products, and process changes that result in a net positive value added to the Bank and its stakeholders. He also acts as the Bank's Company Secretary. Prior to joining Izola, Calvin held the position of Internal Auditor within the Middlesea Group. He is a graduate of the University of Malta in Banking and Finance and is also in possession of post-graduate qualifications in Financial Reporting, Auditing and Sustainable Finance.

Adrian Formosa joined the Bank in January 2015 as an Operations Manager. He is responsible for the management of the Operations function, Customer Relations, and assists the CEO with marketing strategies. He has wide banking experience, having worked for 20 years in the financial services sector with APS Bank Limited, Malta. He is a holder of an MBA specialising in Finance from Leicester University, U.K.

Gordon Briffa joined the Bank in September 2015 as an ICT Manager. He is responsible for the management of the IT Operations, Projects and Support. He has more than 15 years of IT experience mainly in the Financial Services and Oil & Gas sectors both locally and overseas. He is a graduate of Portsmouth University in Computer Science.

Josef Frendo joined Izola Bank p.l.c. in September 2017 as the Head of Credit. He is responsible for the management of the Credit function and in building sustainable customer relationships. He holds qualifications in Banking obtained from the Institute of Financial Services, of which he is also an associate. He has over 20 years’ experience in the financial services sector with HSBC Bank p.l.c., where he has worked in different sections, both locally and abroad, providing him with substantial expertise in banking services

Petra Sant joined Izola in September 2021 and heads the Bank’s Human Resource Department. She holds an M.Sc in Occupational Psychology from Birkbeck College, University of London. Prior to joining the Bank, she worked as an HR Consultant at KPMG, forming part of their People and Change Advisory team. She then moved to Elmo Insurance Limited as Head of HR. Petra has experience in developing and implementing talent management strategies for organisations. She also has a background in academic research on topics such as talent management, employee engagement, interpersonal relationships and workplace bullying in Malta. Petra is committed to developing HR solutions that maximise potential through aligning core business objectives with corporate values and culture.

Mr. Grima joined the Bank in 2019 as a Senior Finance and Treasury Manager and was appointed Head of Finance & Treasury in 2022. He has a diverse background in the financial services industry, previously serving as the Group Financial Controller for one of the leading financial services firms in Malta. He also worked with a Big-Four Accounting firm, leading assurance teams in the financial services sector. Mr. Grima holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons) from the University of Malta, is a Certified Public Accountant and Auditor and a Fellow Member of the Malta Institute of Accountants.