BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jason Liberty is the President and CEO of Royal Caribbean Group where he stewards the industry’s leading cruise brands including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises; as well as the joint ventures in TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, of which the company is a 50% owner. He was named CEO in January 2022, following a career spanning nearly two decades in the cruise industry, and helped navigate the company through the pandemic’s unprecedented challenges, ultimately bringing the business back to record performance in 2023. He was named Chairman of the Board of the Cruise Line Industry Association (CLIA) in January 2024. He has been a Director of the Company since 2021. 

Richard D. Fain led Royal Caribbean Group as its Chief Executive Officer for 33 years, guiding the company’s growth to its current place on the S&P 500, as well as its repeat listing by the Ethisphere Institute as a World’s Most Ethical Company. Twice, Barron’s named him one of the World’s 30 Best CEOs for his vision and changing the course of the industry. Fain serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami, the Board of Directors of UHealth and the executive committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council. He previously served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami, Chair of the United Way of Miami-Dade and Chair of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. Mr. Fain serves as Chairman of the Board of the Directors for the Company.  

John F. Brock served as chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises from 2006 to May 2016, and then as CEO of Coca-Cola European Partners until his retirement in December 2016. He began his career with Procter & Gamble and later joined Cadbury Schweppes, becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2000. From 2003 – 2006, Mr. Brock was CEO of InBev, the world’s largest brewer by volume in Belgium. He is a member of the Advisory Board of BIP Capital, a venture capital firm.Mr. Brock has been a Director of the Company since 2014 and is the current Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Stephen R. Howe, Jr. served as U.S. Chairman and Managing Partner and Americas Area Managing Partner of Ernst & Young (“EY”) and was a member of EY’s Global Executive Board from 2006 until his retirement in 2018. Mr. Howe is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Hall, the Board of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the Board of Trustees (Chairman) of the Liberty Science Center.  He was previously a member of the boards of Colgate University, the Center for Audit Quality and the Financial Accounting Foundation. Mr. Howe has been a Director of the Company since 2018 and is the current Chairman of the Audit Committee. 

William L. Kimsey was employed for 32 years with the independent public accounting firm Ernst & Young L.L.P., serving from 1998 through 2002 as the Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young Global and Global Executive Board member of Ernst & Young. From 2003 until 2018, Mr. Kimsey served on the board, the compensation committee, and the audit committee (serving as chair from 2011-2018) of Accenture Plc.  From 2004 until 2008, he served on the board of NAVTEQ Corporation and was the chairman of its audit committee.  From 2003 through 2014, Mr. Kimsey also served on the board and the audit committee of Western Digital Corporation.  Mr. Kimsey has served as a Director of the Company since 2003 and is the current Chairman of the Audit Committee. 

Michael O. Leavitt is the Co-Chairman of Health Management Associates, a health care consulting firm, and chairman of Leavitt Equity Partners, a private equity fund. In 1984, Leavitt became chief executive of The Leavitt Group, a family business now the nation’s second largest, privately held insurance brokerage. In 1993, Leavitt was elected governor of Utah. He served three terms from 1993 through 2003. In 2003, he joined the Cabinet of President George W. Bush, serving in two positions, first as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2003 through 2005 and then as secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 2005 through 2009. He currently serves on the board of directors of American Express. Mr. Leavitt has been a Director of the Company since 2022 and is the current Chairman of the Safety, Environment, Sustainability and Health Committee. 

Amy McPherson served in various positions at Marriott International, Inc. for over 30 years.  Most recently, from 2009 through 2019, she served as President & Managing Director, Europe. Under her leadership, Marriott launched five new brands in Europe and completed the successful integration of Starwood Hotels in Europe. Since 2017, Ms. McPherson has served as a non-executive member of the board of directors of PVH Corporation and is a member of its Audit and Nominating & Governance Committees. Ms. McPherson has been a Director of the Company since 2020. 

Maritza Montiel served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Deloitte LLP from 2011 through her retirement in May 2014. Prior to these positions, she held many senior management roles at Deloitte, including Managing Partner (Leadership Development and Succession, Deloitte University) from 2009 to 2011, and Regional Managing Partner from 2001 to 2009. During Ms. Montiel’s tenure at Deloitte, she was the Advisory Partner for many public company registrants in which Deloitte was the principal auditor.  Ms. Montiel is a board member of AptarGroup, Inc. where she chairs the audit committee, a board member of Comcast Corporation, where she is a member of the audit committee, and a board member of McCormick & Company, where she chairs the audit committee. Ms. Montiel has been a Director of the Company since 2015.  

Ann S. Moore served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Time Inc. from July 2002 to September 2010 and served as Chairman through December 2010. Prior to that, Ms. Moore was Executive Vice President of Time Inc., where she had executive responsibilities for a portfolio of magazines including Time, People, InStyle,  

Teen People, People en Español and Real Simple. Ms. Moore joined Time Inc. in 1978 in Corporate Finance. Since then, she held consumer marketing positions at Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Money and Discover, moving to general management of Sports Illustrated in 1983 and to publisher of People in 1991. From 1993 to May 2014, Ms. Moore served on the Board of Directors of Avon Products Inc. She was also a director of the Wallace Foundation from 2004 through June 2016. She has been a Director of the Company since 2012.  

Eyal M. Ofer is a global maritime shipping and real estate business leader and philanthropist. As the Chairman of a multi-generational family group, Ofer Global, he leads a private portfolio of international businesses principally focused on shipping, real estate, energy, technology, banking and investments. Its interests span Europe, North America, the Near East, Australasia and South East Asia. Mr. Ofer also chairs the Eyal & Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation, a philanthropic foundation established for the charitable giving of his family in support of education and the arts. Mr. Ofer has been a Director of the Company since 1995. 

Vagn O. Sørensen brings to the Board more than 20 years of experience in the aviation industry, having served as the President and CEO of Austrian Airlines Group from 2001 through 2006.  Prior to that, he served in a variety of roles with Scandinavian Airlines Systems, including as Executive Vice President and Deputy CEO.  He currently serves as a board member and chairman for a number of corporations throughout Europe and Canada, including Air Canada, FLSmidth A/S, Parques Reunidos SA, CNH Industrial and Scandlines. Mr. Sørensen also previously served on the board of Scandic Hotels AB and DFDS. Mr. Sørensen has been a Director of the Company since 2011 and is the current Chairman of the Talent and Compensation Committee.

Donald Thompson is currently Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland Avenue, LLC, a venture capital firm, following serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of McDonald’s Corporation from 2012 until March 2015.  Previously, Mr. Thompson served as President and Chief Operating Officer of McDonald’s Corporation from 2010 to 2012 and President of McDonald’s USA from 2006 to 2010.  Mr. Thompson also served as director of McDonald’s Corporation from 2011 to March 2015 and as a director of Exelon Corporation from 2007 to 2013. He currently serves on the Boards of Northern Trust Corporation, Beyond Meat and Footprint International HoldCo Inc.; as an Advisory Board member of Docusign, Inc.; and on numerous civic and philanthropic boards. He serves as a Trustee on the boards of the Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Purdue University. Mr. Thompson has been a Director of the Company since 2015.

Rebecca Yeung is Corporate Vice President, Operations Science and Advanced Technology at FedEx Corporation, a global logistics company with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services.  In her role, she is responsible for driving critical aspects of FedEx’s innovation and transformation strategy including scaling up robotics and automation technology, autonomous vehicles, decision science, and electromobility. Ms. Yeung joined FedEx in 1998 and has served in various marketing, innovation, and technology roles since then. Prior to her current role, she was Vice President – Advanced Technology & Innovation at FedEx Corporation from 2015 to 2021.  She also served on the Board of Directors for the Mid-South Food Bank between 2013 and 2022. Ms. Yeung has been a Director of the Company since 2023.  

Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen is Chairman of the board of directors of AWILHELMSEN AS, the holding company for the AWILHELMSEN group of companies, after having served as the Chairman of the board of directors of AWILHELMSEN Management AS from 2008 through June 2013.  Mr. Wilhelmsen was elected Chairman of the Board of AWECO AS in 2011 and Chairman of the Board of AWILHELMSEN HOLDING AS in June 2016 and Aweco Cruise Holding AS in June 2017.  He has held a variety of positions within the AWILHELMSEN group of companies since 1995. In addition, Mr. Wilhelmsen serves as Chairman of the board of his wholly owned company Pan Sirius AS.  Mr. Wilhelmsen has been a Director of the Company since 2003.