Mario Fava S.I.S.T. (Roma), Dip. H.C.M., graduated in Catering Management from the School of Hotel Catering and Tourism Studies in July of 1985, and from the Scuola Internazionale di Scienze Turistiche in Rome in June of 1986. Mario Fava also trained for a year at the Hilton, Hyde Park, London.

After having worked in the tourism industry for 15 years, occupying top management positions with prime hotel names such as Hilton and Thompson, Mario was ambitious to start his own business. This ambition led to the establishment of Chemex in Malta.

Alexandra joined the business as Director in 2002 and has since then been taking care of shipping, correspondence and the running of the administrative offices. Mario takes care of staff training, budgets and forecasts. Together they are responsible for the day-to-day running of the business.

During the Summer months, Lauro and Lorella Fava, join their parents and work in the different aspects of the business: preparing for the future - getting to know how the business works.