Fetten Named Senior Vice President - Corporate Ship Refits at Carnival Corporation & PLC
MIAMI (May 26, 2009) – Peter Fetten, a 30-year maritime industry veteran, has been named senior vice president – corporate ship refits at Miami-based Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise vacation group.
In this newly created position, Fetten will assist in planning and executing ship modification projects for Carnival Corporation & plc’s various cruise brands.
Working in tandem with Carnival’s operating companies and the company’s corporate shipbuilding department, as well as shipyards, marine architects, vendors, regulatory agencies, and classification societies, Fetten’s role will be to ensure each project is completed on time and in a cost-effective manner. He will join the company July 1 and will report to Micky Arison, Carnival Corporation & plc chairman and CEO and Howard Frank, the company’s vice chairman and chief operating officer.
“Our brands have undertaken extensive renovation projects designed to upgrade their existing on-board facilities, providing guests with vacation experiences that exceed their expectations while enhancing our competitive position in the global cruise industry,” said Frank. “And Peter – with his diverse background that includes extensive experience in ship management, design and construction – is an excellent choice to oversee this important part of our operations,” he added.
Prior to joining Carnival, Fetten served for eight years as vice president – newbuilding and fleet design at Royal Caribbean International and also operated his own consulting firm which oversaw renovation projects for a wide range of cruise ships. He also spent 12 years at Hamburg-based Blohm & Voss Shipyard, holding a number of executive positions, as well as four years at Barthels & Luders, a Hamburg-based harbor repair company.
A past member of the board of directors of Grand Bahamas Shipyard, Fetten holds degrees in naval architecture and welding engineering from the University of Hamburg.
Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise vacation group in the world, with a portfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe and Australia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, The Yachts of Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Ibero Cruises, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia.
Together, these brands operate 90 ships totaling more than 173,000 lower berths with 15 new ships scheduled to be delivered between May 2009 and June 2012. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Tours and Princess 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.
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