The story
The Corinthia Group's success began 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 the Duke of Edinburgh. Pisani, as chairman and chief executive officer, has since expanded the company into a multinational competitive group comprising four subsidiary companies.
From Wikipedia’s article on Corinthia Group of Companies, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3