Carnival Makes Leadership Changes at HAL, Costa
Line brand, has been named president of the company's Holland America Line, while Neil Palomba, currently president of the company's Italy-based Costa Cruises, has been named executive vice president and chief operations officer for Carnival Cruise Line, both effective immediately.Meanwhile, Michael Thamm, group CEO, Costa Group & Carnival Asia, will add the role of Costa Cruises president, and Mario Zanetti has been named chief commercial officer of Costa Cruises while maintaining his role as president Costa Group Asia."We are using this pause in guest operations to evaluate every aspect
Carnival Announces Leadership Changes
Services for Carnival Asia, effective September 1, 2015. Ungerer will relocate to Shanghai, China, and directly support each of the Carnival Corporation brands operating in the region to leverage the company's industry-leading presence and scale in the region. Ungerer will jointly report to Michael Thamm, CEO of the Costa Group, which includes AIDA Cruises and Costa Cruises, and to a China steering committee comprising the Carnival Corporation brands operating in the region. In addition, longtime AIDA senior executive Felix Eichhorn has been named president of AIDA Cruises. He will also
Costa Cruises Seeks to Reassure Italy over Job Loss Fears
of Genoa, but transport workers union FIT-CISL fears the company's transfer plan spells job losses. Unions are concerned that the transfer of four Costa Cruises units to Hamburg would result in the loss of about 160 jobs and Italian transport minister Maurizio Lupi had invited Costa chief Michael Thamm to discuss the matter at a meeting in Rome. "We are the only cruise line flying the Italian flag and we are the only cruise line paying taxes here ... we are going to keep the heart, the soul and the brain of our company here in Italy," Thamm told reporters after the meeting
