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Norwegian strengthen APAC team

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SINGAPORE, 25 October 2019: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, which operates Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), Oceania Cruises (OCI) and Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC), made organisational changes in the Asia Pacific region last week.

The new organisational realignment in APAC reflects changes at head office level in Miami that included the new appointment of Harry Sommer as president and chief executive officer NCL.

The group confirmed  Steve Odell would spearhead the company’s upper-premium and luxury brands as senior vice president and managing director OCI and RSSC APAC and Ben Angell leading the contemporary brand as vice president and managing director NCL APAC.

Angell’s new appointment as vice president and managing director NCL APAC will see him oversee sales, marketing and passenger services functions for NCL across the APAC region.

Felix Chan, vice president and general manager NCL Asia, will continue to head the NCL brand in the region reporting to Angell.

“I am also delighted that Felix Chan will continue his role for NCL in the region and build on the impressive growth he and his team have already achieved in our key Asia markets,” said Angell.

“The growth NCL has experienced over the past four years has been phenomenal, with so much more potential to be realised following the launch of Norwegian Encore this November, as well as six new Leonardo Class ships – one every year from 2022 until 2027,” added Mr Angell.

Odell in the role of senior vice president and managing director OCI and RSSC APAC will oversee the sales, marketing and passenger services functions for OCI and RSSC across APAC.

Constance Seck director of sales OCI & RSSC Southeast Asia and India; Chisato Morita, General Manager OCI & RSSC Japan; and Holly Kong, Director of Sales OCI & RSSC Northeast Asia will report to Odell.

“With the cruise industry continuing to experience double-digit growth across the APAC region – coupled with the local deployment of 11 ships in the region alone in 2020 – we are investing more in the local market than ever before,” said Odell.

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