Michael Turner has had a long and varied career spanning over 50 years, working in roles across journalism, media, business consulting, and more. He has lived and worked in several countries, holding positions such as director of organizations in Malta and advising international companies. Throughout his career, he has specialized in business development, public relations, and political research.

1. MICHAEL JOHN TURNER CV CONFIDENTIAL
N.B. Parallel to a business career, MJT has managed to run a dual career life by working
part time in Journalism and Media, including voice overs, dubbing and broadcasting,
business opinions and reports, sports reporting. It must be recognized that many of the
activities dates overlapped in a busy and full life.
Year 2008 to date.
Consultancy.
Director designate for GISED, Administrator and co-founder Melita Music Culture and
Heritage Foundation.
Vice President Future Innovations Inc., responsible for international business
development.
General Secretary Malta Rugby Football Union, stepped down October 2010, remained
member of MRFU Council until mid 2013. Restored as PR Advisor.
Company Secretary of 19 registered limited companies, and a Bermuda Hedge Fund
Advisor for the complicated problems of an investment group which was victim of a fund
raising misdemeanor by US nationals in USA and Canada; key member of team which, in
early 2013, achieved ground breaking, multi million Settlement with US Authorities,
after 5 years of hard work.
Advisor to victims of fraud in reclaiming possession of a high value property.
Special advisor to the Consul General of Mauritius for Development, resigned September
2010. Occasional TV appearance on comment shows, voice overs, radio commentaries.
Year 2006 to2008.
Consultancy.
Information Director for GISED(Global Institute for Strategic Economic Development)
Foundation, a world wide philanthropic trust based in Malta, backed by major
international Funds. Sports correspondence, media and business consultant. PR advisor to
Interlink Ltd, Caravaggio Restaurant, Political research, Opinion and feature writer,
broadcaster, voice overs.
Year 2003 to 2006.
Consultancy.
PRO and Council Member of highly successful Malta Rugby Football Union. PR advisor
to restaurants, venues ( Labyrinth, Marquee ) and financial services companies. Political
research, Opinions, Voice overs. Weekly centre page interviews for Business Today.
Year 1996 to 2003.
Consultancy.
Journalism, production and broadcasting, political research and PR in Malta, working
with Super One TV and Radio, Voice of the Mediterranean, Island Sound, The Young
Farmers, Malta Thuringian Association for Rural Youth Co-operation. Editor of World

2. News for European Monitor, Commercial and PR advisor for Genetix Promotions. Co-
producer of current affairs TV program. News reader. Production and presentation of the
English Language Radio Programme with most listeners in Malta, “Bill English
Reports”.
Year 1990 to end 1995.
Consultancy.
Event promotion, property and tourism development and international trade. Advised on
and traded with and between UK and Belgium in foods and beverages; Turkey, Russia,
Ukraine and UK in building materials and commodities , India and USA, foodstuffs. Co-
operated with Smith & Cluydts, Saraf Group and the Ulusoy Group.
1988-89 Chairman Columbia Holdings Plc, engineering.
1984-89 Partner, Westminster Advisory Services, Parliamentary Lobbying and
Information, working with UK Members of Parliament and various corporate clients.
1982-89 Michael Turner & Co, Insolvency Practitioners, London W1. Developed factory
in East Midlands, legal trial preparation, forensic accounting and analysis. International
trade, India, USA, South Africa and Middle East; awarded “Honorary Minnesotan” by
Governor of Minnesota, Hon. Rudy Perpich, for “services to international trade”.
Commercial strategy consultant to Raymund Doyle, for original buy-out of Wembley
Stadium from British Electric Traction Plc, working with Raymund Doyle (Chairman) Sir
Hugh Willett, and Hon. John Silkin PC, MP (ex government Minister).
Guest appearances on several TV business shows.
1981-82 Deputy Chairman of Diamond Services Holdings, Hatton Garden, London.
Diamond trading, grading, laboratory, investment. Backed by leading City stockbrokers,
working with market leaders in South Africa and West Africa.
1979-81 Development consultant, London Medical Centre of Harley Street, appointed by
Barclays Bank to save a failing project, which was turned round into an extremely
successful leader of a private medical trend. Various consultancies, e.g. a dredging
project in Brittany, a vegetable traders in New Covent Garden, business trades with Iraq
in oil and construction. Broadcast Financial Comment in French for Canadian
Broadcasting Company.
1974-80 PDG and major shareholder of Societe d”Investissement de la Seine SA France;
Chairman, Intercontinental Investment Ltd, Gibraltar; Commercial and property
consultant to Societe Parisienne de Sonorisation SA, France (MJT voice dubbed on films
of producers such as Winner, Bunuel, Eisenstein, Pasolini); Commercial Advisor to Elite
Model Management, leading Paris model agency, which went on to become the world’s
leader in New York. Activities were property, broking, sound engineering, dubbing,
voice overs, model management, investment, negotiation, analytical reporting. Offices in
Paris, London, Antwerp and Gibraltar.

3. 1972-74 Financial Controller of Orbisa SA, quoted Luxemburg Holding Company,
director several subsidiaries, based in Paris.
Head hunted to join a small dynamic team formed specially to rescue and reform an
ailing private international conglomerate of an illogical variety of businesses. Closed
down many, including Spanish laundry and hotels, German bank, to successfully
centralize into the core activity of property holding and development in France. With the
backing of three major UK City institutions it expanded into the largest foreign owned
property company in France.
1969-72 Legal and taxation executive, Dowell Schlumberger SA, world leader in oilwell
servicing operating in circa 45 countries. Overall responsibility through 15 staff for all
countries, personally responsible for Europe and Africa. Trouble shooting, company
formation and strategy, involved much travel and work with governments and courts.
Posted to Algeria for 15 months to retrieve $5 million wrongfully snatched by
government and win a new contract through hard and acrimonious negotiations.
Submitted confidential reports on Algeria to agencies of two governments, by request.
1967-70 Chairman, shareholder, Midland Skin Packaging, Birmingham, UK.
1968 European Consultant to Westinghouse Inc, USA; junior member of special team to
negotiate purchase of Empain Schneider Group, France, operated through Belgium to
circumvent President de Gaulle’s ban on “Anglo-Saxon investment”, co-operating
directly with the office of De Gaulle himself.
1966-67 Commercial Manager, Fonadek Group, Birmingham UK, Royal Warrant
Holders for office telephonic equipment.
1965-69 Alternate Director to Chairman, Wilfrid Overton Group, coach lock and door
manufacturers, Walsall, UK.
1964-65 Thomson McLintock accountants, seconded to investigate North Warwickshire
Coalfield administration and prepared published report.
1961-65 Sailing film production, voice overs.
1958-64 Chalmers Impey accountants.
MJT was educated at Warwick School, Warwick, UK, becoming a School Prefect and
gaining Rugby, Swimming and Shooting colours; active member of several Societies,
Chapel Warden and Combined Cadet Force.
Hobbies have included fishing, rugby (county representative level), rugby refereeing in
France, sailing (transatlantic in 1979/80, watch officer on Sail Training Ship “Sir
Winston Churchill”, Midland Area Secretary and National Council member of Cruising
Association), filming, photography.
Current hobbies swimming, rugby watching, choir singing, reading, dramatics.

4. Languages English, French, some Spanish, some Maltese.
Status :- single, divorcee, two adult sons.
Michael Turner, Valletta, Malta, August 2015.