Karl Grech

Karl Grech works at General Soft Drinks (Coca-cola Bottlers) as Training Manager. Karl has a varied career in the Hospitality & Tourism Industry fulfilling the post of Training Manager at Hilton Malta. Responsible for team member development at all levels; instilling corporate philosophy ensuring brand compliance; other learning & development projects & activities. Between 2015 & 2016 he also launched ZAAR Crowdfunding Platform as Manager at PEI Ltd the 1st Maltese crowdfunding platform aimed as an alternative access to finance for start-ups, business projects & ideas.

Voluntary experience forms a great part of Karl’s experience through Junior Chamber International (JCI) Malta, occupying the post of VIP Director of the Conference Organising Committee for 2014 JCI European Conference in Malta attracting 1,300 delegates; 2010 National President; 2009 VP International & Deputy National President; 2008 VP Training as well as Junior Achievement Young Enterprise (Malta) volunteer speaker for primary & secondary school programmes, amongst other organisations.

Karl has also managed the Industry Human Resources Development Unit at the Malta Tourism Authority, promoting & developing national human resource initiatives for the national tourism industry. He developed a successful project proposal for a € 4 million European Union Fund project aimed to ‘Develop Leaders for Change and Innovation in Tourism’ also referred to the ‘Advance Training Program’ training 1,450 people circa. Karl has also held posts of Assistant F&B Manager, Radisson SAS Golden Sands Resort & Spa; Sales & Operations Manager, Island Caterers Ltd; and traineeships at Hotel Okura, Amsterdam; and Hilton Hotel Bristol, UK.

Karl enjoys spending time with Wife & 2 Daughters; fundraiser for charity; running Half Marathons; travelling; reading; & diving.