Charles Mark Gurassa (born 15 February 1956)[1] is a British businessman and chair of the Guardian Media Group.
[2][3][4] Gurassa graduated from the University of York with a bachelor's degree in economics and earned an MBA from the International Management Centre in Buckingham.
[1] He began his career in 1978 as a trainee in Thomas Cook and progressed to become the general manager of retail by the time he left the company in 1989.
During the following decade, he worked at British Airways, leading the sales team and as a director of passenger and cargo businesses.
[1][9] As of 2022, he is on the board of British Airways and is chairman of the Migration Museum in London and the tour operator Great Rail Journeys.