includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . april 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message corinthia group of companies type public ihi industry hospitality founded malta 1960 headquarters floriana malta key people alfred pisani chairman & ceo yousef abdelmaula vice chairman website corinthiacorporate.com this article is about the parent company to the corinthia hotels brand for other uses please see corinthia disambiguation the corinthia group is the parent company to corinthia hotels international . the group is an international investor developer and operator of upscale hotels and resorts in europe and africa . contents 1 history 2 hotel management 3 project management 4 industrial catering 5 hotel investments 6 references 7 external links history edit the corinthia group s success begins with prominent hotelier alfred pisani who developed one of malta s first deluxe hotels on a family owned estate . the original corinthia palace hotel was opened in malta in 1968 by hrh the duke of edinburgh . pisani as current chairman and chief executive officer has since expanded the company into a multinational competitive group comprising four subsidiary companies . hotel management edit corinthia hotels international limited is a multi brand hotel operator having exclusive management licenses to operate hotels under the corinthia brand . the exclusive licenses extend to europe africa and the middle east . the pisani family through its stake in ihi owns 100 % of the company . chi manages hotels in czech republic hungary libya malta portugal russia the gambia togo tunisia and turkey . project management edit qpm limited dates back to the 1980s and since then has developed into the largest international project management organisation in malta having been entrusted with more than forty projects valued at over 600 million . industrial catering edit corinthia in flight services was established in 1974 and currently has a production capacity in excess of a million meals annually . it caters to international airlines operating in and out of europe such as lufthansa british airways sas and emirates airlines as well as the catering for many vip flights . cis is also a member of the international travel catering association . hotel investments edit international hotel investments ihi was set up and promoted by the corinthia group a long standing investor developer and operator of upscale hotels in europe africa and the mediterranean region . following a successful ipo in april 2000 the company s shares were listed on the malta stock exchange and are soon when to be listed on a major stock exchange in europe . target acquisitions have typically involved hotels that are or have the potential to become the top five star properties in their respective locations . references edit external links edit corinthia group of companies corinthia hotels international corinthia construction and management retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title corinthia group of companies & oldid 703887856 categories companies of maltahotels in maltaconglomerate companies established in 19601960 establishments in maltahidden categories articles lacking in text citations from april 2008all articles lacking in text citationsvague or ambiguous time from february 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 february 2016 at 06 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view