Adrian Camilleri
Executive Leader | Strategic Operations Director | Digital Transformation Specialist
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Senior executive with 20+ years of driving international business growth and operational excellence. Built CCBill's European operations from zero to 100+ staff across three countries. Led regulatory compliance programmes affecting multiple organisations. Proven ability to establish new markets, build high-performing technical teams, and deliver complex transformation projects.
Experience
Managing Director at CCBill EU Ltd. and CCBill SRB d.o.o. (2004-04 – 2025-09)
- Founded and scaled European operations from single employee to multi-country presence
- Established profitable regional offices in Malta, Novi Sad, and Belgrade
- Created and implemented EU-specific payment solutions that generated new revenue streams
- Built strategic partnerships with European banks and merchant service providers
- Recruited and led 100+ technical professionals across project management, software development, quality assurance, network engineering, and server operations
- Transitioned organisation from traditional office model to hybrid working structure
- Restructured office requirements, reducing costs whilst maintaining productivity
- Developed talent pipeline across Eastern European markets
- Directed replacement of legacy systems with modern ISO 8583 compliant transaction processing
- Championed total server virtualisation initiative
- Led integration of new payment processors and banking partners
- Implemented real-time fraud mitigation systems
- Appointed GDPR compliance lead for entire CWIE group and PhoenixNAP operations
- Built cross-functional compliance team spanning US and European operations
- Designed data anonymisation programme ensuring business continuity
- Maintained VISA and MasterCard compliance standards for payment service providers
Project Manager at RS2 International (Malta) Ltd. (2002-01 – 2004-03)
- Designed and deployed complete card issuing and acquiring system for Banque Saudi Fransi
- Managed Barclaycard Merchant Services' acquiring operations
- Led cross-border acquiring expansion across European markets
- Delivered bi-annual regulatory updates for major retail banking clients
Account Manager / Project Manager at KPMG/Crimsonwing Ltd. (UK) formerly Magus International Ltd. (1996-01 – 2002-12)
- Secured £1 million service contract with Sunlight Service Group
- Negotiated contracts exceeding £500,000 with enterprise clients
- Managed strategic accounts including Sun Life of Canada, Woolworths, and Securicor
- Led B2B e-commerce solution sales for retail and distribution sectors
- Managed outsourced support contracts with strict SLA requirements
- Delivered integrated e-commerce solutions with real-time capabilities
- Led cross-functional teams through complete project lifecycles
Education
Bachelor of Science in Applied Computer Science in Computer Information Systems – Illinois State University
Master of Business Administration in Business Administration – Henley Management College
Master of Science in Information Technology in Information Technology – University Of Liverpool
Bachelor of Philosophy in Philosophy – Domuni Universitas
Master of Philosophy in Philosophy – Domuni Universitas
