| Mark Korda | |
| Office1: | 13th President of the Collingwood Football Club |
| Term Start1: | 21 April 2021 |
| Term End1: | 16 December 2021 |
| Vicepresident1: | Alex Waislitz |
| 1Namedata1: | Jodie Sizer Paul Licuria |
| Predecessor1: | Eddie McGuire |
| Successor1: | Jeff Browne |
| Office2: | Co-President of the Collingwood Football Club |
| Status2: | Interim |
| Term Start2: | 10 February |
| Term End2: | 21 April 2021 |
| Alongside2: | Peter Murphy |
| Predecessor2: | Eddie McGuire |
| Birth Name: | Mark Korda |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Children: | 3 |
| Education: | Whitefriars College, Donvale |
| Alma Mater: | Swinburne University of Technology |
Mark Korda is an Australian businessman and former president of the Collingwood Football Club. He is also co-founder of KordaMentha. Korda studied at Swinburne University of Technology and later received an honorary doctorate from the university.[1] [2]
Korda was appointed to the board of directors at the Collingwood Football Club in May 2007,[3] after five years at his company, KordaMentha. Following the resignation of long-time President Eddie McGuire, Korda, along with Peter Murphy, took over as interim Co-Presidents on February 10, 2021 until the announcement of the next President.[4] [5] Korda was announced as the thirteenth president of the Collingwood Football Club on 21 April 2021.[6] [7] [8] Korda, having been in the role for less than a month, saw his vice president at Collingwood, Alex Waislitz, resign effective immediately.[9] His vacancy was filled by two co-vice-presidents, Indigenous businesswoman Jodie Sizer and former Collingwood player Paul Licuria.[10] Former cyclist and medical practitioner Bridie O'Donnell was appointed to the board following Waislitz's resignation.[9] [11] On 15 September 2021, having been on the Collingwood board for 120 days, O'Donnell resigned effective immediately, citing the magnitude of the role.[12] [13] On 6 October 2021, Korda announced his resignation as president, but remained in the role until 16 December 2021.[14]