Carnival shakes things up

Carnival shakes things up

JAN Swartz has been appointed Group President of Holland America Group overnight, as part of an executive shake-up at parent Carnival Corporation.

Swartz will now be charged with looking after the Princess Cruises, Holland America Line (HAL), Seabourn and P&O Australia divisions, in addition to HAL’s Princess Alaska Tours.

In 2016, Swartz was given the nod to be Group President of Princess Cruises and Carnival Australia, where she also had executive oversight of the P&O Cruises Australia brand.

The move will not see any major changes to Australia’s local executive structure, Carnival confirmed, with Sture Myrmell to continue looking after the Carnival Australia and P&O Cruises brands in the region.

President and CEO of Carnival Corporation Arnold Donald heaped praise on Swartz as someone who will bring a wealth of leadership experience to the new position.

“Jan is a highly respected executive and a role model…she is a champion of innovation and a proven leader,” he said.

Meanwhile Carnival also announced some major changes to its Cunard operations in North America, appointing Jamie Paiko as its Vice President of Sales, Cunard North America and Nicole Knox to be the brand’s new Director of Marketing in the important region.

Expanding his role as Director of Pricing and Demand for Cunard North America, Jeriel Lubaton will also be charged with adding management of the customer service team to his responsibilities.

The changes are made at a key time for Carnival, as the cruise sector prepares for a resumption of operations early next year.

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