By
Rebecca Gibson |
Adam Goldstein has been named president and COO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Goldstein, who has been president and CEO of Royal Caribbean International since 2002, will undertake his new responsibilities immediately. As well as working with Fain on the company’s strategic direction, Goldstein’s portfolio will include human resources; IT; supply chain; corporate communications; safety and environment; government relations; guest port operations; and commercial development.
“Adam has played a key role in growing Royal Caribbean International, step by step, into a global leader,” said Richard Fain, chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. “In the course of doing so, he has become an impressive leader in his own right. In this new role, Adam will be able to put his broad worldview and strategic insights to use leading our varied cross-functional teams.”
Fain added: “We believe our strategy of appealing to vacationers around the world, matched with our commitment to innovation, safety and sensible growth, positions us well for the future. I am pleased to have Adam bring his skills to bear on bringing this strategy to life.”
Since joining Royal Caribbean in 1988, Goldstein has served in a number of positions including senior vice president of total guest satisfaction; senior vice president of marketing; and corporate secretary to the company's board of directors.
“Royal Caribbean was a five-ship company when I arrived here, and today we are many times larger than that,” Goldstein said. “We now have more than 60,000 employees taking our guests to every continent of the world, as well as the most technologically advanced ships at sea. The opportunity we have is to take even greater advantage of our global scale and knowledge, while delivering the guest satisfaction that helped us grow to where we are today.”
Goldstein will assist with the transition until the company appoints a new leader for Royal Caribbean International.