Jeanna Steele has been named vice president of operations at Landry & Kling, a company specializing in cruise events and meetings at sea. She will oversee all aspects of the company's cruise program operations by providing leadership to the operations staff, while managing client and vendor relationships. Before joining the company full time, she helped plan and operate 20 events on cruise ships, including 14 full-ship charters. During her years as an independent meeting planner, Landry & Kling engaged her as operations team leader overseeing three dockside ship charters for the 2009 Summit of the Americas and Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings in Trinidad and Tobago.
Kevin Richeson named vice president, shipyard human rescources at Carnival Cruise Linds
Kevin D. Richeson has been named vice president, shipboard human resources at Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines. In this newly created position, he will have overall responsibility for the integration and management of core human resource functions for shipboard hotel and non-officer deck and engine crew. He also will develop compensation and career development in collaboration with CCL’s sister lines and corporate human resources and manage crew-recruiting activities overseas. Richeson comes to Carnival after a 21-year career with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, where he rose to vice president for global human resources operations.
Landtman named to senior VP post at Carnival Cruise Lines
Martin Landtman has been named senior vice president, marine operations at Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines. He will oversee all aspects of marine operations for the line’s 22-vessel fleet and will be reporting to Ruben Rodriguez, Carnival’s executive vice president of ship operations. Landtman replaces Brendan Corrigan, who is retiring after 33 years with Carnival but will remain with the company during the transition process. Landtman spent two years as president of Aker Yards/STX Finland, Inc., one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, and five years as senior vice president at Teollisuuden Voima Oy (TVO), a privately owned electric company in Finland.
MSC Cruises hires a vice president, promotes another
MSC Cruises in Fort Lauderdale has named Roy Grimsland vice president of sales, and Gail Nicolaus has been promoted to vice president of marketing, public relations and customer service.
Roy Grimsland has more than 30 years’ experience in sales and marketing management in the travel industry and has held senior sales and marketing positions with Paul Gauguin Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Royal Cruise Lines and Capella Hotels.
Gail Nicolaus will continue to manage all of the marketing efforts for the U.S. office as she has done the past seven years.
Cruise Lines International Association names board member
Terri Burke, senior vice president of relationship marketing for Cruise Planners/American Express, a home-based travel agent franchise network headquartered in Coral Springs, has been appointed to the Cruise Lines International Association Travel Agent Advisory Board.
Cruise Planners/American Express appoints directors
Cruise Planners/American Express, a home-based travel agent franchise network in the cruise industry based in Coral Springs, has named Brian Shultz w/art as director of information technology and Beth Cohen as director of sales. Most recently, Shultz was director of operations for MVI Solutions. Previously Cohen was part of the pre-opening team for The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Hard Rock Live in Hollywood.
Carnival Cruise Lines names Senior VP
Gus Antorcha has been named senior vice president of guest commerce at Carnival Cruise Lines. Antorcha will be responsible for the company's core on-board revenue functions. Prior to joining Carnival, Antorcha spent 12 years with the Boston Consulting Group.
Carnival Cruise Lines names Senior VP
Brenda Yester has been named senior vice president of revenue management for Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines. She will be responsible for over seeing Carnival's revenue management functions. She joined Carnival in 1999 as staff vice president of revenue management and was named vice president in 2002.
