Corinne Henchoz Pignani is the Deputy Head of Mission / Head of Cooperation in the Embassy of Switzerland to the Bangladesh, since August 2023. She has already served three years in Bangladesh as Deputy Head of Cooperation in the Embassy of Switzerland.

Mrs Henchoz Pignani has extensive experience in the field of diplomacy, international relations, business and trade, development cooperation, conflict transformation, state building/democratisation, human rights and gender. Prior to joining the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in 2008, she served as program officer, executive director and board member, in non-governmental organisations.

Her career took Mrs Henchoz Pignani across continents, with a focus on North Africa, Middle East and South-East Asia. Previous postings were in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, as Head of Political and Economic Affairs of the Embassy of Switzerland, and in the Arab Republic of Egypt as Head of Cooperation in the Embassy of Switzerland.

Mrs Henchoz Pignani achieved her first degree in theology and later on gained a Master of Business Administration (MBA).