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Carnival boss steps down
Gerry Cahill, president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines, is to retire after 20 years of service.
Cahill, 63, has been CEO of Carnival Corporation’s largest cruise brand since 2007, growing the cruise line to 24 ships – the largest in the company’s fleet – during his tenure.
Cahill joined Carnival Corporation in 1994 as vice president finance, and in January 1998 was promoted to senior vice president finance and chief financial officer.
As CEO, Cahill and his team launched four new ships and introduced a new class of vessel, the Dream class.
His last official date in office is November 30, although he has agreed to stay on in an advisory capacity for an unspecified time ‘to provide advice and counsel to the leadership team through the transition period’.
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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