Victor Carachi

President 

Born in July 1959, Victor Carachi began his education at St. Joseph’s primary school in Raħal il-Đdid where he then continued his studies in secondary and upper secondary education at the College of De La Salle. He continued in the banking career when in 1978 he joined the then Mid Med Bank as a clerk. Shortly after he continued his studies in the field of ICT and subsequently became a Chartered IT Professional from the British Computer Society.

He also holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Henley Management College based in London. During his banking career, Carachi held several management positions in the ICT sector and was Senior Manager of the Audit, Compliance and Operational Risk Department within HSBC (Malta). His current interest and involvement in trade unionism began in 1995 when he was elected to represent his work colleagues both as Shop Steward and delegate within the General Workers’ Union.

He also served as Chair of the HSBC Workers’ Committee and as a member, and later as Vice-Chair of the Professionals and Media Section of the GWU. In October 2007 he was unanimously elected by the National Congress of the GWU as President (designate) and on 8 March 2008 he officially assumed the position of President.