Pamela C. Conover Named Seabourn President, CEO

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Role at Ultra Luxury Brand is Executive's Third Cruise Line Presidency

 

MIAMI, Nov. 6

Respected cruise industry executive Pamela C. Conover has been named

president and chief executive officer of Seabourn Cruise Line, the

Miami-based, ultra luxury brand owned by Carnival Corporation & plc

(NYSE: CCL; LSE)(NYSE: CUK). In her new role, she will report to

Carnival vice chairman Howard Frank.

 

Conover, who was assigned as acting president of Seabourn after the

company's late president Deborah L. Natansohn suffered a heart attack

on October 22, was most recently senior vice president of shared

services at Carnival Corporation, where, among other duties, her

market research and strategic analysis resulted in an order for two

new ships for Seabourn.

 

"I am extremely gratified to be offered the helm at Seabourn at this

exciting juncture," said Conover. "Seabourn's two new,

state-of-the-art ships will represent the next evolution of the ultra

luxury segment, and except for the tragic circumstances I couldn't be

happier about returning."

 

Micky Arison, chairman of Carnival Corporation & plc, said, "Pam

brings a wealth of experience to Seabourn and I am confident that she

will continue Debbie Natansohn's record of making Seabourn the best

luxury brand in the cruise industry."

 

Conover has a previous operating history with the Seabourn brand,

having been president and chief operating officer of Cunard Line

Limited, which operated the fleets of both Seabourn and Cunard, from

2001 until the two brands were de-merged in 2004. In that role, she

oversaw the building and launch of Cunard's Queen Mary 2 and the

strategic restructuring and re- branding of Seabourn's three-ship

fleet.

 

According to Frank, "Pam has consistently delivered for us in a number

of executive roles. Her experience at expanding a luxury brand and her

skilled advocacy of customers, employees and travel agency partners

ensures the success of Seabourn's plan for growth in the luxury

segment."

 

The role at Seabourn is Conover's third cruise line presidency. In

1994, she served as president and chief executive officer of Epirotiki

Line, based in Athens, Greece, until she was recruited to join

Carnival Corporation as vice president of strategic planning. At

Carnival, she engineered the acquisition of assets including Seabourn,

Cunard and Costa Cruises as a part of the corporate development

strategy of the largest and most successful cruise vacation group in

the world.

 

As general manager of North American shipping finance division of

Citibank, Conover played a vital role in the development of the North

American cruise business through her efforts in assisting Carnival

companies and a number of other cruise lines with financing fleet

expansion. Her first exposure to the sea came when her family lived in

Thailand, her birthplace. Conover's father worked for a British

trading company there and she was brought up seeing, and sometimes

visiting, all kinds of vessels from around the world. Later her family

moved to Albury, a small village southwest of London, where she was

educated.

 

Conover lives in Key Biscayne, Florida, with her husband, Ray Lutz,

himself a former travel industry executive.

 

The Yachts of Seabourn provides the ultimate in ultra luxury cruise

vacations to the most desirable destinations on earth. The Yachts of

Seabourn is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines. Our

exclusive alliance also includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland

America, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises and Windstar

Cruises. Sharing a passion to please each guest, and a commitment to

quality and value, our member lines appeal to a wide range of

lifestyles and budgets. Together we offer exciting and enriching

cruise vacations to the world's most desirable destinations. The

Yachts of Seabourn is a brand of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE:

CCL; LSE) and (NYSE: CUK), and supports the Ocean Conservation &

Tourism Alliance, dedicated to education and promotion of best

practices for protecting the marine environment.

[Host Dan]

I'm not surprised that Pamela Conover was named as Debbie Natansohns relacement. She has an excellent reputation. Good Luck Pam!

 

Host Dan

[Martita B.]

I, also, want to extend a warm heartfelt "Welcome Aboard" to Pam, even though she has been a family member for many years. She and Debbie were close friends as well as co-associates and comrades!'Seabourn is most fortunate in being able to secure Pam as our new President!

Congratulations, Pam!

Martita B.

Post Script:

And I dearly adore Pam's

"QM2 launching hat!"

Too chic!

[xplrcrzn]

"Our" new President? The dividing line between a business and its customers is good for both. Nevertheless, Carnival could not have done better than to pick Ms. Conover.

[CASHIPman]

Before the launching of and during the maiden voyage of Queen Mary 2 I had the opportunity to "converse" (via e-mail) with Ms. Conover. She's a dedicated person who certainly knows her business. She also was very interested in feedback from the maiden voyage.

 

It's nice to have her back at the helm of a line.