Debono Group CEO Geoffrey Debono appointed honorary consul-general of Japan
Geoffrey Debono, CEO of the Debono Group, local agents for Toyota, has been sworn in as honorary consul-general of Japan following an official letter of appointment from the Japanese Ambassador in Italy, Oe Hiroshi. During a short ceremony, Debono said he was humbled to have been given this opportunity to further develop Malta’s economic and cultural relationship with Japan. “My family’s relationship with this country dates back to 1960, when my late father, Michael Debono, imported the first Toyota vehicle in Malta and in Europe. Since then, our relationship with Toyota has grown from strength to strength. My personal experience working and interacting with the Japanese through my many visits over the years has always been one of loyalty, respect and hard work and I look at this role as my opportunity to give back.” Debono took charge of MDL, a subsidiary of the group, at the age of 21 in 2005 following his father’s passing, thus inevitably taking over the representative company of Toyota Motor Corporation in Malta. Upon taking on his role as CEO, Debono recruited experienced personnel to form his own management team to run the company’s day-to-day operations. He has pushed...