Mario Corti (manager)
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October 22, 1946
Harvard Business School (MBA)
Mario Corti | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mario Corti October 22, 1946 |
| Education | University of Lausanne (PhD) Harvard Business School (MBA) |
| Occupations | Businessman, pilot and former aviation executive |
| Known for | Being the former CEO and chairman of Swissair |
| Spouse | Joy Archambault |
Mario Corti[1] (born October 22, 1946) is a Swiss businessman, commercial pilot and former aviation executive. Corti is the former CEO and chairman of defunct Swissair.[2]
Corti was born October 22, 1946, in Lausanne, Switzerland to Jean Wilhelm 'Willi'[3] and Meta (née Gafafer) Corti.[4] He had two sisters and grew up in Kirchberg near Bern. His father was a former executive of Alusuisse who became a partner in the manufacturing firm Nyffeler Corti, which manufactured aluminium packaging and later merged with Kaiser Aluminium.[5] The Corti family originally hailed from Stabio in the Ticino region of Switzerland and became citizens in Winterthur in 1882.[6]
He completed his Matura in Burgdorf. He completed his Doctorate in Economics and Law at the University of Lausanne in 1971. In 1975, Corti earned a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.[7]
