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Reshuffle at the top for Carnival UK
David Dingle has been appointed chairman of Carnival UK.
David Noyes, currently executive vice president operations, has been promoted to CEO, responsible for the operations of P&O Cruises and Cunard Line.
Both take up their new roles on October 1 and will report to Carnival Corporation president and CEO Arnold Donald.
"This moves allows us to strengthen further our overall leadership in the critically important UK marketplace, while also promoting from within to leverage the skills, experience and capabilities of our executive team," said Donald.
Dingle joined P&O Cruises in London in 1978 and became managing director in 2000, then CEO in 2007.
When P&O Princess Cruises and Carnival Corporation merged in April 2003, he became managing director of Carnival UK.
Noyes joined Carnival UK in 2011 as executive VP operations. Before that he worked in the travel industry for 25 years, mainly with British Airways, where he was responsible for BA’s worldwide customer services operation, and latterly with Gray Dawes Travel as CEO.
Meanwhile, Elaine Holt will join Carnival UK on October 1 as Noyes’ replacement.
She was formally executive chairman of East Coast Mainline and before that managing director of First Capital Connect. Most recently she has acted as a non-executive director of the Highways Agency.
Dingle said: "David Noyes is exceptionally placed to lead P&O Cruises and Cunard into the future and grow the business for the next generation. Elaine brings with her a strong blend of operational and customer services skills and will be a very valuable addition to our executive team."
Dingle is a former President of The UK Chamber of Shipping and the European Cruise Council (now CLIA Europe) and continues to serve on the boards of both groups.
In 2009, he joined the board of the European Community Shipowners Association. He has previously served as a director of the ABTA and The UK Passenger Shipping Association.
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