NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lindblad
Expeditions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIND), a global provider of
expedition cruises and adventure travel experiences, today
announced that it has appointed Bernard W.
Aronson to serve as an independent director of the
Company.
Mr. Aronson is currently Founding Partner of ACON Investments
L.L.C., a middle market private equity group. He also serves as the
U.S. Special Envoy to the Columbian Peace Process, appointed by
President Obama in February 2015. His distinguished career has
included positions in the private and government sectors, including
international advisor to Goldman, Sachs & Co. from 1993 to
1996; Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs from
1989 to 1993 where he was presented with the Distinguished Service
Award for his role in ending the conflicts in Central America; and several White House
positions under the Carter Administration. Mr. Aronson previously
served as a director of Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD from 1993 until
2015, and also serves or has served during the past five years as a
director of Kate Spade Inc, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Chroma Oil
and Gas, LP, Sequitur Energy, ACON Franchise Holdings, Mariner
Energy and Northern Tier Energy. He serves on several Non-Profit
Boards including The Nature Conservancy Maryland/DC chapter, The
Amazon Conservation Team, the National Democratic Institute for
International Affairs and is a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations. He graduated with Honors from the University of Chicago.
"We are privileged to have Mr. Aronson join our Board," said
Sven-Olof Lindblad, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Lindblad. "He brings a global
business and international relations perspective and a depth of
expertise in both the private and public sectors that will provide
us invaluable insight as we move the company forward."
About Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.
Lindblad is an expedition travel company that works in
partnership with National Geographic to inspire people to explore
and care about the planet. The organizations work in tandem to
produce innovative marine expedition programs and to promote
conservation and sustainable tourism around the world. The
partnership's educationally oriented voyages allow guests to
interact with and learn from leading scientists, naturalists and
researchers while discovering stunning natural environments, above
and below the sea, through state-of-the-art exploration
tools. Lindblad's common stock and warrants trade on
The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbols LIND and LINDW,
respectively.
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