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Azamara names new COO
Azamara Club Cruises has named Carol Cabezas its new chief operations officer.
Cabezas joins from parent Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, where she has held several leadership positions in sales, finance, and revenue management.
Her most recent role was vice president of investor relations.
In the COO role she is responsible for all operational functions including sales, marketing, shipboard operations and revenue.
President and CEO Larry Pimentel said: "Carol is no stranger to the Royal Caribbean family and we know she will be an incredible asset to Azamara.
"She brings expertise across a variety of important channels and we look forward to elevating the brand through strategic planning and ideas coming from our internal leadership team."
Cabezas also served as Celebrity Cruises’ director of sales planning earlier in her career.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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