Kurt H. Illi died
As his family announced today, Kurt H. Illi died of a heart attack on Monday evening, November 22, 2010, at the age of 75.
After studying economics at the University of Zurich, Kurt H. Illi worked for several years as an advertising and communications consultant. At the age of 43, he was appointed transport director of the city of Lucerne - his dream job. He made up for the mini marketing budget he was given with maximum creativity and total identification with "his Lucerne". Shirts in the colors of the coat of arms, blue with a white collar, were his trademark.
In 1985, Kurt Illi won the sales promotion prize in Switzerland for his efforts in the Japanese market. He became an honorary citizen of the Japanese city of Yokosuka. In 2003, he was awarded the "Five Star Diamond Award" by the "American Academy of Hospitality Sciences" for his above-average marketing activities for the city of lights.
Switzerland's best-known transport director retired at the end of 2000. Until the end of 2006, he was president of the Lucerne City Association and a board member of Basel Tourism. He then led panel discussions, seminars on marketing and communication and workshops on current topics. The folk musician and composer Hans Aregger from Horw wrote the "Kurt H. Illi-Schottisch" in his honor.
The funeral service will be held in Lucerne in the immediate family circle.
In 1985, Kurt Illi won the sales promotion prize in Switzerland for his efforts in the Japanese market. He became an honorary citizen of the Japanese city of Yokosuka. In 2003, he was awarded the "Five Star Diamond Award" by the "American Academy of Hospitality Sciences" for his above-average marketing activities for the city of lights.
Switzerland's best-known transport director retired at the end of 2000. Until the end of 2006, he was president of the Lucerne City Association and a board member of Basel Tourism. He then led panel discussions, seminars on marketing and communication and workshops on current topics. The folk musician and composer Hans Aregger from Horw wrote the "Kurt H. Illi-Schottisch" in his honor.
The funeral service will be held in Lucerne in the immediate family circle.
