Born
in 1964, Mr Philip Beattie joined the Department of Banking and Finance
in May 2001, although he has been a part-time lecturer within the
department since 1995. He secured his bachelor's honours degree
in Economics from the University of Leeds and after securing relevant professional work experience in the UK, he graduated Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Glasgow in 1991.
He
has worked in local management and financial consulting for ten years
with a local firm, rising to the position of senior consultant.
During the course of his professional consulting career he has acted as
a consultant to the Maltese Ministry of Finance on indirect taxation
matters, as well as to numerous constituted bodies including the
Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Nominee Companies, and the
Amusement Trades Association among others. He has also been consulted
by the Malta Development Corporation and the Staff Development office
of the OPM, as well as by numerous manufacturing and service
entities.
During a study leave sabbatical, Mr Beattie secured his M.Sc. in Economics and Corporate Finance from Warwick University Business School in 1995. He has written and has issued a user-friendly guide to the financial services legislation enacted in Malta in 1994-5, a manual which is widely referred to by financial services practitioners in Malta.
He has also published articles in official publications published by
the European Documentation and Research Centre (EDRC) of the University of Malta on matters relating to Malta's
application for EU accession. Philip Beattie's research interests are
in the areas of corporate finance, corporate recovery and industrial
organisation.
23 May 2012
http://www.um.edu.mt/fema/economics/staff/academic/philipbeattie
