MIAMI, March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's
largest travel and leisure company, today named Julia M. Brown to the newly created role of
Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) overseeing strategic sourcing and
supplier relationship management.
As part of this new role, Brown will work closely with the
company's nine brands and their support groups to strategically
procure goods and services to further strengthen the company's
supplier relationships and leverage its global scale.
"We are excited to have Julia join us as part of our global
management team and take on this new role that will be critical in
helping us further leverage our scale, accelerating our drive to
double-digit returns on invested capital," said Arnold Donald, president & CEO for Carnival
Corporation & plc. "I've had the opportunity to get to know
Julia through our mutual association with the Executive Leadership
Council, and she not only has an exceptional track record of
leading procurement at companies with massive global operations,
but also has a highly strategic and collaborative approach that
will help us partner more closely with our suppliers to exceed
guest expectations and drive value for the business."
Carnival Corporation's Chief Operations Officer Alan Buckelew added, "As we have become
increasingly global, the role of coordinating our procurement and
supply chains has become more and more complex. At the same time,
our global sourcing function creates opportunities for us to
improve guest experiences onboard our ships and collaborate across
our brands to operate more efficiently. Julia brings a depth of
leadership and experience that will help us capitalize on those
opportunities, as we build on the success our teams have already
achieved."
Brown will report to Josh
Leibowitz, chief strategy officer for Carnival Corporation,
and will be based at the company's headquarters in Miami.
"Julia is a highly respected individual with a collaborative and
engaging style that has earned her a strong reputation for being
able to build and inspire global teams. She will be an incredible
addition to our global leadership team, and we're excited to see
her positive impacts on our organization," said Leibowitz. "Our
brands are increasingly working together to deepen relationships
with our suppliers, so I look forward to working closely with Julia
and our brand leaders to amplify those efforts, drive strategic
sourcing partnerships and support our strategy to leverage our
scale and exceed guest expectations."
Brown most recently served as CPO on the global management team
at Mondelez International, which split from Kraft Foods in 2012.
Prior to the split, Brown served as CPO and SVP of global
procurement at Kraft Foods, responsible for the company's
$30 billion strategic sourcing
function. Prior to Kraft, she served as CPO and VP of corporate
procurement and contract manufacturing at Clorox. Brown began her
career at Procter & Gamble and also served in strategic roles
at Diageo and Gillette.
Brown is on the board for the Executive Leadership Foundation
and also serves as a trustee for the African American Experience
Fund, which is part of The National Park Service. She also serves
as a board member for the Primo Center in Chicago.
Brown has been named as one of the top 100 most "Influential
Blacks in Corporate America" by Savoy Magazine, the top 100 Women
to Watch by Today's Chicago Woman and listed in Black Enterprise's
Top 75 Most Powerful Women in Business.
She received a Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada.
About Carnival Corporation
Carnival Corporation
& plc is the largest cruise company in the world, with a
portfolio of cruise brands in North
America, Europe, Australia and Asia, comprised
of Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America
Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA
Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, P&O
Cruises (Australia)
and P&O Cruises (UK).
Together, these brands operate 101 ships totaling 216,000 lower
berths with nine new ships scheduled to be delivered between 2015
and 2018. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates
Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour companies
in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both
the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival
Corporation & plc is the only group in the world to be
included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100
indices. Additional information can be found
on www.carnival.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.princess.com,
www.seabourn.com, www.aida.de, www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com,
www.iberocruceros.com, www.pocruises.com.au and www.pocruises.com.
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