On St. Patrick’s Day, Celebrity Cruises’ president Dan Hanrahan,
along with executive vice president, maritime, Harri Kulovaara,
painted the keel of the Miami-based company’s newest ship,
Celebrity Solstice, green at Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg,
Germany. Company officials would not reveal why they were breaking
with tradition and painting the keel green, but did state that
neither the luck of the Irish nor the fact that Celebrity Solstice
will be the most energy-efficient ship they have ever built had
anything to do with it.
Whitfield Moves to Hawaii
Robert Whitfield has been appointed general manager of the Four
Seasons Resort Hualalai, replacing Kathleen Horrigan.
He comes to Hawaii from the Four Seasons Silicon Valley in Palo
Alto, Calif., and brings more than 25 years of hospitality
experience to the resort. He was also general manager at the Four
Seasons Resort Nevis from 1999-2004. Prior to joining Four Seasons,
Whitfield worked as general manager of the Royal St. Lucian Hotel
in St. Lucia and held several management positions at hotels in
London’s West End.
NTA Announces New Staff Officer
After a national search, Lisa Simon was selected as the National
Tour Association’s (NTA) new chief staff officer.
“Lisa brings to the table a love for visionary thinking,
strategic planning and extensive association management
experience,” said NTA chairman and CEO Randy Julian. “Her strengths
will complement the travel industry expertise and NTA passion
shared by the NTA Board, its Leadership Team and our members. I see
all good things on the horizon as NTA builds on the incredible
momentum that we’re experiencing.”
Simon brings more than two decades of experience to the role, as
well as effective techniques for strategic planning, leadership
development and organizational structure and managing change. |
