MIAMI, Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's
largest leisure travel company, today announced seven new hires and
internal promotions as part of the development of its new
companywide ethics and compliance function, first announced in
August 2019 and led by Peter Anderson, chief ethics and compliance
officer.
The additions include three new corporate compliance leaders
reporting directly to Anderson, who is building an extensive ethics
and compliance program to drive a culture of compliance, learning
and integrity inside the corporation and across its nine global
cruise line brands. More specifically, the goal is to meet or
exceed all legal and statutory requirements and promote the highest
ethical principles.
"This new team underscores our commitment to ethics, compliance,
the environment and health, safety and security," said Anderson.
"We are in the process of developing a world-class, enduring
culture of compliance among every one of our 150,000 employees.
Compliance and ethics is at the heart of everything we do. The
leadership, experience and passion of this very talented and
determined team will play an instrumental role in our
mission."
To promote full integration and teamwork abound ethics and
compliance throughout the entire corporation, these leaders will
also work closely with other newly-selected leaders who are based
within the various operating companies.
The ethics and compliance team leaders include the following
personnel and positions:
Kelly Clark – Senior Vice
President, Deputy Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
The
deputy chief ethics and compliance officer will support the overall
implementation of the ethics and compliance program with primary
responsibility for interacting with the company's cruise line
brands to maintain open communications, as well as monitor local
program implementation.
In this capacity, Clark will also prioritize the ethics-focused
elements of the ethics and compliance program, working across
functional lines to understand and support existing program
processes. She will also advocate for new systems and processes to
improve program oversight, and will be responsible for spearheading
other important program initiatives.
Under Clark's stewardship, Holland America Line and Seabourn –
two Carnival Corporation brands currently organized under Holland
America Group – have received Ethics Inside Certification since
2011 from Ethisphere, the provider of independent verification of
corporate ethics and compliance programs. Ethisphere awards Ethics
Inside Certification exclusively to companies that demonstrate the
existence of a superior employee and leadership culture that
promotes ethical business practices. Ethisphere also recognized
Holland America Line to its World's Most Ethical Companies list for
five consecutive years, from 2011 to 2015.
Clark previously served in various roles for Holland America
Group, including as vice president, counsel and special advisor to
the CEO; chief ethics officer and general counsel; and senior vice
president, safety, environmental and regulatory services. She also
worked as general counsel and chief ethics officer for Holland
America Line and Seabourn.
Chris Donald – Senior Vice
President, Environmental Corporate Compliance Manager
The
environmental corporate compliance manager oversees and implements
all legal obligations in Carnival Corporation's Environmental
Compliance Plan (ECP) as well as working with the independent
parties conducting oversight and analysis of this plan. In addition
to leading the environmental efforts within the brands, Donald is
responsible for:
- driving improvements in waste management, technology and design
(including food waste).
- establishing, monitoring and assessing key performance
indicators for environmental compliance.
- overseeing the Environmental Officers who provide onboard
environmental compliance oversight on all of the company's
ships.
- driving and evolving the companies Operation Oceans Alive
program designed to foster a culture of compliance, learning and
ocean stewardship.
Since joining Carnival Corporation in 2007, Donald has held a
number of key positions that will help him carry out his increased
responsibilities. More specifically, he has previously supported
the company's policy development, internal audits and
investigations. Prior to his role in environmental compliance,
he was also corporate senior director, safety and occupational
safety, and led the company's Engine Room Fire Risk Mitigation
program, which included the design and rollout of extensive
upgrades to fire detection and suppression systems across the
company's global fleet.
Gerry Ellis – Vice President,
Health, Safety and Security Corporate Compliance Manager
The
Health, Safety and Security (HSS) corporate compliance manager must
ensure the regulatory compliance and effectiveness of the company's
global HSS programs, as well as monitor the Maritime Policy and
Analysis department to maintain compliance with applicable
HSS-related policies and procedures.
Ellis has more than 40 years of industry experience, including
over 23 years with Carnival Corporation. He served at sea for 18
years in a range of positions from deck cadet to captain on a
variety of ships, including tankers, container ships, ferries,
private yachts and cruise ships, in addition to shoreside
management positions, including maritime investigations director,
marine operations manager, port operations manager, director of
port development, director of compliance, director of shipbuilding
and design, director of safety policy; and vice president, marine
and technical operations.
Martha de Zayas – Vice
President, General Corporate Compliance Manager
Among the
three corporate compliance managers, this position has the broadest
range of compliance topics to oversee, including:
- codes of conduct, anti-corruption, anti-trust and
anti-retaliation.
- conflicts of interest, third-party due diligence screening and
economic sanctions/Office of Foreign Asset Control screening.
- North America data privacy and
records retention.
- Americans with Disabilities Act shoreside and shipboard
programs.
- the corporate Compliance Reporting Hotline program.
De Zayas joined Carnival Corporation in 1995 as associate
general counsel, managing commercial and employee-related
litigation. Since March 2018, she has
served as vice president of ethics and compliance.
Sandra Rowlett – Vice
President, Incident Analysis Group Investigations Leader
As
the Incident Analysis Group investigations leader, Rowlett is
responsible for all efforts to investigate certain Health,
Environment, Safety and Security (HESS) issues – including near
misses – independently of the brands. She also manages the recently
expanded team of nine investigators, and assists in improving the
investigative functions throughout the entire organization.
For 28 years, Rowlett held various positions within the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), including air traffic control
investigator and senior executive with oversight of aviation,
railroad, pipeline and hazardous materials investigations. Before
joining the NTSB, Rowlett was an air traffic controller for
Los Angeles International Airport
and the United States Air Force. She reports to Ellis.
H Jordan Weitz – Senior
Director, Compliance Risk Management Leader
As the
Compliance Risk Management leader, Weitz is responsible for
developing a more proactive and strategic focus to the company's
compliance programs grounded in data analytics, metrics and
compliance risk assessments. Weitz has more than 20 years of
experience, including 17 years in the cruise industry, covering all
aspects of risk management including processes, risks, controls,
audits, investigations, digital forensics and proactive analytics.
He is also a certified fraud examiner. Weitz reports to Clark.
Brigett Potts – Director,
Compliance Training Leader
As the Compliance Training
leader, Potts is responsible for reviewing and summarizing all
current compliance training relating to the areas within the ethics
and compliance function and program to:
- develop a corporate compliance training strategy and
plan.
- measure training effectiveness.
- introduce new and innovative compliance training tools.
- implement basic ethics and compliance training for all
employees.
Potts joined Carnival Cruise Line in 2017 as the Environmental
Regulatory and Operating Line Training Manager (OLTM). In
October 2018, she became chairperson
of the OLTM group, where her leadership exemplified a passion for
training as she led process change across the organization. Prior
to joining Carnival Cruise Line, she was an associate attorney
handling cases in both federal and state courts. She reports to
Donald.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival
Corporation & plc is the world's largest leisure travel
company and among the most profitable and financially strong in the
cruise and vacation industries, with a portfolio of nine of the
world's leading cruise lines. With operations in North
America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise
Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn,
P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises,
P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
Together, the corporation's cruise lines operate 104 ships with
249,000 lower berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with
17 new ships scheduled to be delivered through 2025. Carnival
Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess
Alaska Tours, the leading tour company 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.
With a long history of innovation and providing guests with
extraordinary vacation experiences, Carnival Corporation has
received thousands of industry awards – including recognition by
the Consumer Technology Association™ as a CES® 2019 Innovation
Awards Honoree for OceanMedallion™. A revolutionary wearable device
that contains a proprietary blend of communication technologies,
OceanMedallion enables the world's first interactive guest
experience platform transforming vacation travel on a large scale
into a highly personalized level of customized service. The
prestigious CES Innovation Awards honor outstanding design and
engineering in consumer technology products.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com,
www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de,
www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.
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