LITTLETON, Colo. -- Phillip Gordon took over as president and CEO
of Globus & Cosmos following the death of Paolo Mantegazza, who
held the title since 1998.
Gordon, formerly the chief operating officer, has been a Globus
& Cosmos employee for 28 years. He will head the North American
branch of the Lugano, Switzerland-based international tour
operator. There are currently no plans to fill the chief operating
officer post, according to company sources.
Funeral services were held in Denver last week for Mantegazza,
who took his own life Jan. 29 at age 34.
Scott Nisbet, director of sales and marketing, said the company
will not change its direction.
Referring to Mantegazza as a "visionary," Nisbet said, "We will
be moving ahead, continuing to implement the vision that Paolo
set."
Mantegazza was the grandson of Antonio Mantegazza, who founded
Globus Viaggi in 1928. Mantegazza worked for the company in his
youth, studied financial engineering in college and worked in risk
management in the global capital markets for Bankers Trust in
London and in asset management at Credit Suisse in New York. He
returned to Globus & Cosmos in 1993.
He is survived by his wife, Staci; son, Sergio; daughter,
McLees; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Mantegazza; brother, Fabio,
and sister, Dolores.
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