Lucienne Pace Ross elected Territory Senior Partner for PwC Malta
September 18, 2025
PwC Malta has announced the appointment of Lucienne Pace Ross as Territory Senior Partner (TSP), effective 1 October 2025. She succeeds David Valenzia, who has served as TSP of the firm for the last eight years.
David Valenzia has been with PwC for 36 years, 27 of them as a partner, and will be retiring from the firm on 31 December 2025 having reached the firm's official retirement age.
Commenting on the election of his successor, David Valenzia said,
“Congratulations to Lucienne on her election. Throughout her years at PwC, Lucienne has strengthened our quality and risk agenda and built trusted relationships across industries and our network. She brings deep business and assurance experience, a clear, objective view of the facts and a relentless focus on quality. I believe that PwC Malta is in very capable hands as it moves forward to deliver outcomes that our clients can rely on. I am grateful to our clients and our people for their support over the last eight years, and I am confident that Lucienne will maintain our fundamental principles, values and culture as she guides the firm to further success in the years ahead.”
David Valenzia
Meet the new Territory Senior Partner
Lucienne joined PwC Malta in 1997 after graduating in Accountancy from the University of Malta. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and the Malta Institute of Accountants (MIA), where she currently serves as vice-president. She was appointed Assurance partner on 1 July 2006 and assumed the role of quality and risk management partner in 2011. Lucienne has acted as assurance engagement leader on a diverse client portfolio, including groups of companies and other non-group companies that vary in size and structure. Her experience spans the audit of local and foreign-owned companies across multiple industries and sectors. She has complemented her experience with secondments to PwC offices in New York and Brussels and has participated in and led various global projects at a network level.
“It is a privilege to have been elected Senior Partner and to have the opportunity to lead our talented team. I would like to thank David for his leadership over the last eight years. My aim is to build on the firm's strong foundations. As we look ahead, the market is evolving rapidly - clients face pressure to transform, to digitise responsibly, and to maintain trust in a challenging environment. My priority will be to ensure our firm stays ahead of these shifts, bringing the best of our people and our network to deliver insight, innovation and lasting value for our clients, while continuing to build a sustainable and resilient firm for the future,”
Lucienne Pace Ross
David Valenzia has been with PwC for 36 years, 27 of them as a partner, and will be retiring from the firm on 31 December 2025 having reached the firm's official retirement age.
Commenting on the election of his successor, David Valenzia said,
“Congratulations to Lucienne on her election. Throughout her years at PwC, Lucienne has strengthened our quality and risk agenda and built trusted relationships across industries and our network. She brings deep business and assurance experience, a clear, objective view of the facts and a relentless focus on quality. I believe that PwC Malta is in very capable hands as it moves forward to deliver outcomes that our clients can rely on. I am grateful to our clients and our people for their support over the last eight years, and I am confident that Lucienne will maintain our fundamental principles, values and culture as she guides the firm to further success in the years ahead.”
David Valenzia
Meet the new Territory Senior Partner
Lucienne joined PwC Malta in 1997 after graduating in Accountancy from the University of Malta. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and the Malta Institute of Accountants (MIA), where she currently serves as vice-president. She was appointed Assurance partner on 1 July 2006 and assumed the role of quality and risk management partner in 2011. Lucienne has acted as assurance engagement leader on a diverse client portfolio, including groups of companies and other non-group companies that vary in size and structure. Her experience spans the audit of local and foreign-owned companies across multiple industries and sectors. She has complemented her experience with secondments to PwC offices in New York and Brussels and has participated in and led various global projects at a network level.
“It is a privilege to have been elected Senior Partner and to have the opportunity to lead our talented team. I would like to thank David for his leadership over the last eight years. My aim is to build on the firm's strong foundations. As we look ahead, the market is evolving rapidly - clients face pressure to transform, to digitise responsibly, and to maintain trust in a challenging environment. My priority will be to ensure our firm stays ahead of these shifts, bringing the best of our people and our network to deliver insight, innovation and lasting value for our clients, while continuing to build a sustainable and resilient firm for the future,”
Lucienne Pace Ross