CARNIVAL Australia MD Marguerite Fitzgerald has a new boss, with Carnival Corporation CEO Josh Weinstein overnight confirming a major restructure to the company’s reporting lines.
Effective immediately Carnival will become six operating units, with P&O Australia becoming part of the Carnival Cruise Line division led by Christine Duffy.
The departure of Sture Myrmell from Carnival UK (CW 31 May) is also part of the reshuffle, with the British division now led by Paul Ludlow whose direct reports include recently appointed Cunard President Katie McAlister.
The Princess Cruises division will continue to be led by President John Padgett, while Gus Antorcha is President of Holland America Line, with Seabourn President Natalya Leahy reporting to him.
The other two Carnival Corporation units under the new structure are AIDA Cruises led by President Felix Eichhorn, and Costa Cruises which is headed up by President Mario Zanetti.
Jan Swartz, who was most recently head of Holland America Group, will take a newly created role as Executive Vice President of Strategic Operations.
That gives her responsibility for global ports and destination developments as well as Alaska land operations and government affairs – meaning Aussie Sandy Olsen now reports to Swartz.