Charles Pace accumulated more than 40+ years of aviation experience starting out as cabin crew member, before moving into Ground Operations and eventually obtaining his CPL and ATPL in Scotland & the UK. Mr Pace started out flying 737s as a first officer and was promoted to captain a few years later. He was a TRI/TRE on the fleet and went on to become chief pilot Boeing 737 at the national airline. He has held posts as Air Malta's Safety and Compliance Manager where he was also involved in training and development of staff.

In 2013, Mr Pace was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Transport Authority in Malta and later became its Director General for Civil Aviation. Charles Pace is part of the National Security Committee, the Sanctions Monitoring Board and the National Aerospace Board.

Appointed as Chairman of the JAA TO Foundation Board in December 2023.

Ana Mata is a Member of the Board of the Portuguese Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) since November 2021. Her main activities relate to airport and air transport economic regulation, namely airport charges, air navigation economic performance, air services bilateral agreements, human resources, financial resources and procurement. Working in ANAC since 2000 she has performed several duties in the Authority, namely coordinating the Management Control and Studies Bureau from 2008 until 2020 and managing the Economic Regulation Directorate from 2014 until November 2021, accumulating both duties.

She is the Chair of ECAC’s Network of Chief Economists, since 2016.

Ms. Mata has a postgraduate in I&T – business engineering, a Master's Degree in Management and Strategy from the Lisbon School of Economics & Management, and a Degree in Business Management from the University Institute of Lisbon.

Appointed as Member of the JAA TO Foundation Board in January 2023.