Mario Cordoni is the founder of CFE Group and has been its CEO since 2001. For much of his career, Mario has worked within export finance; he was the Co-Managing Director of Geneva-based export finance and export credit insurance company SOCONA. He also worked as the Co-Managing Director of Compagnia Finanziaria Mercantile di Torino, providing financial and commercial advice to Italian goods exporters.

Mario graduated from the University of Turin with an Economics and International Business degree whilst also having completed a graduate specialization course in options, futures, swaps and a Euro commercial paper at the IPSOA.