Michael C. Bonello

Michael C. Bonello
Michael C. Bonello
Governor of the Central Bank of Malta
	In office; 1 October 1999 – 30 June 2011
Prime Minister	Eddie Fenech Adami, Lawrence Gonzi
Preceded by	Emanuel Ellul
Succeeded by	Josef Bonnici
Personal details
Alma mater	University of Malta, University of Oxford

Michael C. Bonello is a Maltese economist, former governor of the Central Bank of Malta from 1999 to 2011.^[1]

Biography

After obtaining a bachelor's degree in languages and economics from the

Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford

In 1969 he joined the

Chartered Institute of Bankers. In 1978, he left the bank to join the private sector, where he held senior management positions and sat on the councils of the Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Industry until he joined the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

He was initially appointed governor of the Central Bank of Malta on 1 October 1999 upon proposal of Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami. His appointment has been extended for five years by PM Lawrence Gonzi, with effect from 1 October 2008. He left the Central Bank in 2011.

Since 2013 Bonello is Chairman of Lombard Bank Malta plc.^[2]

Bonello is also a member of the governing and general councils of the European Central Bank, a fellow of the Institute of Financial Services and a member of the board of governors of the Malta Financial Services Authority.^[3]

^ "Governors past and present - Central Bank of Malta". www.centralbankmalta.org.
^ Linkedin
^ "Governor's Profile". centralbankmalta.org. 5 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-09-20.