MIAMI, March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's
largest travel and leisure company, today named James Chedgey as vice president of global
financial planning and analysis, responsible for working with
senior management throughout the company to find new ways to
enhance shareholder value.
As part of the role, Chedgey will be integral in helping to
develop Carnival's corporate strategy, determining its public
earnings guidance, and providing analytical support on long term
planning and monthly forecasting, all of which will be key
foundational contributors to the future success of the company. He
will also work with the company's senior leaders to ensure
operational strength and financial flexibility across Carnival
Corporation's portfolio of nine brands.
"James brings more than 15 years of financial experience, and
with his proven success supporting and engaging multiple cruise
brands in his previous role, we're excited to transition him into
this global position," said David
Bernstein, chief financial officer for Carnival Corporation.
"With our expanding global operations, new markets, new
destinations and nine new ships scheduled to be delivered between
now and 2018, James will play a critical role in positioning the
overall growth strategy and financial direction of the
company."
Chedgey will report to Josh
Weinstein, treasurer of Carnival Corporation, and will be
based at the company's headquarters in Miami, relocating from Southampton, England where he previously
served as corporate finance and planning director for Carnival UK.
As part of that role, which he assumed in January 2013, Chedgey led the annual and
long-term planning process for the company's P&O Cruises and
Cunard brands and partnered with the executive team in driving
efficiencies into the company's processes to support business
objectives.
Chedgey started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in
London in 1999 before moving to
BDO International. Following that, he spent more than four years at
Charter International, a British engineering business. Most
recently, Chedgey served in various roles of increasing
responsibility with Royal Mail, including head of transformation
finance operations.
He is originally from England
and graduated from the University of
Birmingham with a Bachelor of Commerce in business
administration. Chedgey is a Chartered Accountant, earning his ACA
qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
England and Wales.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
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 9 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.pocruises.com.au, www.pocruises.com.
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