THREE new directors have been named in
senior management positions at P&O Cruises
and Cunard in the UK, replacing Peter Shanks
and Carol Marlow, who are set to depart the
organisation in Sep (CW 06 Jun).
Among the incoming will be Jeremy Tait, who
will join on 01 Jul as the new insight director
for both companies, leaving his current role in
the insurance industry.
Joining P&O Cruises’ as the new marketing
director will be Chris Edgington, moving
across from the Gala Coral Group, while his
counterpart at Cunard will be soon-to-be
former senior director global communications
at TripAdvisor, Angus Struthers.
“These three key senior appointments will
help us to evolve and strengthen our brands
and customer experiences still further,”
Carnival UK chief commercial officer Gerard
Tempest said of the new appointments.
“Cunard Line and P&O Cruises are brands
which have shaped British cruising over the
last 175 years and are amongst the most
famous cruise brands in the world. We have a
unique heritage to preserve,” he added.
