the team
meet the team that makes it all happen
Here are only a few of the strong Palazzo Castelletti team that everyday go out of their way to deliver a superior level of service.
Our General Manager Ivana Ranisavlejvic after following a Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality in Serbia, she started her working career in some of the most reputable hotels in Belgrade holding different roles.
Since then Ivana has joined Real Estate company in Doha, Qatar as a Business Development Manager and got exposure for loads of experience in setting goals and plans in order to acheive company targets, marketing, staff management. After that, she joined the Chain of Fine Dining Restaurants in Middle East as an Events Manager where she was handling all internal and external company events.
She joined Palazzo Castelletti in 2019 as Events Coordinator.
Following her successful performance in this role she has been appointed as General Manager at Palazzo Castelletti and became in charge of overseeing all the operations of the Palazzo and ensuring that the quality standards are maintained at all the times.
Our Executive Head Chef Matthew Darmenia graduated from the Institute of Tourism Studies with an Advanced Diploma in Culinary Arts, after which he traveled to Ireland, UK and Italy to gain a vast experience in different cuisines, techniques and traditions over a 5 year period.He returned to Malta in 2010 as Sous Chef at Sale e Pepe in Portomaso where he eventually earned the Head Chef position. Later he opened One Portomaso as Head Chef, taking charge of different types of cuisines under the same roof. He joined Palazzo Castelletti as a Sous Chef , however following his extraordinary performance he was appointed as Head Chef 3 months after.