Donna Hrinak, former US
ambassador and Boeing VP, joins the Group to lead government
affairs and communications
MIAMI, Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Donna Hrinak
is joining Royal Caribbean Group as Senior Vice President of
Corporate Affairs. Hrinak, former Corporate Vice President, The
Boeing Company and President, Boeing Canada, Latin America & Caribbean, will lead the Group's government
relations, communications and public relations functions. She
brings a stellar curriculum vitae in global regulatory
policy, multicultural negotiations, coalition leadership and
international business transformation to augment the Group's
industry leading government affairs team.
"As a global company touching every continent," said
Richard D. Fain, Royal Caribbean
Group chairman and CEO, "we are used to making our way in a
complicated world. But these last few months have reminded us, more
than ever, just how challenging that world is. Donna will provide
her decades of experience in navigating the complexities of
regulatory and cultural ecosystems to enable us to continue to
build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with
countries and organizations everywhere we operate."
Reporting directly to Fain, Hrinak will provide informed counsel
and facilitate productive communication among a broad array of
stakeholders, including port authorities, coastal community
leadership, government representatives, environmental advocates,
scientific and marine leaders and more.
"I am honored and delighted to join Royal Caribbean Group, with
such deep roots in the communities it serves," said Hrinak. "As
with other industries I've represented, thoughtful and respectful
travel promotes economic development, multicultural understanding
and global perspective for all entities involved. I look forward to
assisting Royal Caribbean Group strengthen its business position
throughout the world."
Hrinak has designed and led strategies to confront an
increasingly complicated global regulatory environment and guided
executives in evaluating the business, political and economic risks
involved in global operations. She has worked closely and
collaboratively with a broad range of international coalitions and
agencies, including the World Health Organization. Prior to
Boeing, Hrinak held executive positions in global, Latin American
and European public affairs at PepsiCo and at Kraft Foods. In
addition, she served as United
States Ambassador to Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic during the Clinton and
George W. Bush administrations, where she architected new
strategies to promote U.S. interests, led bilateral trade
relationships, won broad-based support for U.S. positions and
protected the rights of U.S. citizens by fostering transparency and
judicial security.
Hrinak joined the Group on August
24.
About Royal Caribbean Group
Royal Caribbean
Group (NYSE: RCL) is a cruise vacation company comprising four
global brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises,
Azamara and Silversea. Royal Caribbean Group is also a 50%
owner of a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd
Cruises. Together, our brands operate 63 ships with an additional
16 on order as of July 10,
2020. Learn more at www.rclcorporate.com or
www.rclinvestor.com.
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