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John McGirl joins The World as svp operations

John McGirl has joined The World, Residences at Sea, as svp operations. He replaces Michel Goget, who resigned, and will report directly to Pamela Conover, president and ceo.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

April 14, 2015

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Most recently McGirl was svp and chief human resources officer for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, responsible for shipboard and shoreside personnel. He started in September, for an overlap period of several months with George Chesney, whose retirement was announced.

Before then McGirl was chief human resources officer for the Naples Community Healthcare System, a large, multi-facility healthcare organization on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Earlier, he was vp human resources at Royal Caribbean International for nearly five years, and from 1998 to 2004 he was vp human resources at Cunard/Seabourn.

McGirl starts at The World on April 20.

At Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Howard Flanders is now overseeing HR as svp treasury, tax and human resources.

 

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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