Nicola Cortese was born on 7 August 1968 and is a Swiss-based Italian banker, best known for his time as executive chairman of Southampton Football Club, from August 2009 to January 2014.
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11 Facts About Nicola Cortese
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Nicola Cortese was involved for ten years in sports business practice as head of the sports and entertainment desk at various Swiss banks, providing global services to sports and entertainment professionals.
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Nicola Cortese had previously run the sports business desk for Credit Suisse.
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In July 2009, Nicola Cortese conducted the deal to buy Southampton, then in administration, for Markus Liebherr, a German-born, Swiss-based industrialist.
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Nicola Cortese was appointed a director of Southampton Football Club Limited on 1 August 2009.
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Nicola Cortese has been pivotal in conceiving the purchase of the Club and making it happen.
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Nicola Cortese then conducted what proved to be a very difficult process very expertly and professionally.
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Ultimately, it happened because Nicola Cortese was at all times focused on strong business and ethical principles.
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Milan, but Nicola Cortese pledged his future to Southampton, saying: "Southampton is my baby; I'm not going to abandon it".
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Liebherr, who appointed herself as the Non-Executive Chairman of the club following Nicola Cortese's resignation, expressed her regret over the departure, commenting that Nicola Cortese had done a "wonderful job" in his tenure as chairman, and "we wanted him to stay".
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At the time of his appointment, Nicola Cortese was living in Ennetbaden, Switzerland with his wife Alexandra and two children and.
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