Simonds Farsons Cisk has announced a number of changes in senior officers' posts within the group.

Anthony Tabone will be retiring from his position as company secretary of Simonds Farsons Cisk plc and managing director of Wands Limited and Anthony Caruana & Sons Ltd on December 31, having reached pensionable age after 35 years of service.

Mr Tabone will however remain a consultant to the Wands Group.

Mr Tabone will be succeeded by Arthur Muscat, as company secretary.

Mr Muscat currently holds the post of group human resources manager for which he will continue to retain overall responsibility.

Pierre Stafrace has been appointed general manager of Wands Limited and will take over his new responsibility next January.

Mr Stafrace has held the position of marketing manager for Farsons products for over seven years.

Ivan Filletti, who has been a brand executive for Cisk for four years, has been appointed marketing manager for Farsons products instead of Mr Stafrace.

Gabriel Wirth has relinquished his position as general manager of Wands Limited, as his term of service expired at the end of June 2005.

Charles Xuereb has been appointed deputy group financial controller as from October 2005. Mr Xuereb is currently the financial controller of Quintano Foods Ltd a fully-owned subsidiary of Simonds Farsons Cisk plc.

Commenting on these appointments, Louis A. Farrugia, group chief executive, said that he wished to recognise the contribution which Mr Tabone gave over such a long span of service within the group, and he was pleased that the group would still be able to benefit from Mr Tabone's wide experience in the business.

He also thanked Mr Wirth for his services and dedication and wished him well in his future endeavours.