Royal Caribbean announces new CEO
Royal Caribbean Cruises has promoted Michael Bayley to the post of president and CEO of Celebrity Cruises following the departure of Dan Hanrahan last month.
Hanrahan left the cruise line after being headhunted by Regis, a beauty company that owns the Regis and SuperCuts chain of hair salons in the US and the UK. He had led Celebrity for 11 years.
Bayley, who has been with RCCL for 30 years, most recently as executive vice president of operations, will report to Richard Fain, chairman and CEO.
Prior to his current post, Bayley was executive vice president-international, where he oversaw the international expansion of RCCL.
"In his role as executive vice president-international, Michael successfully spearheaded our aggressive expansion efforts into emerging and high-growth markets, and most recently has overseen all operations for Royal Caribbean International," said Fain.
"Fortunately, Celebrity has a very strong management team to build on and I am delighted that Michael will bring his vision, passion and drive to bear on the continued growth of this important brand."
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, senior vice president of hotel operations for Celebrity, is also being promoted, to senior vice president of operations for Royal Caribbean International.
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