Our Leadership

Jason Liberty is the President and CEO of Royal Caribbean Group where he stewards the industry’s leading cruise brands including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises; as well as the joint ventures in TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, of which the company is a 50% owner. Propelled by more than 100,000 employees from more than 140 countries, the Group’s fleet of 64 ships sails to all seven continents.

He was named CEO in January 2022, following a career spanning nearly two decades in the cruise industry, and helped navigate the company through the pandemic’s unprecedented challenges, ultimately bringing the business back to record performance in 2023.

Mr. Liberty is committed to delivering the best vacations responsibly and leads an organization that is continually innovating to create the ultimate experiences at sea and on land; driving the company’s ambitious energy transition efforts; and harnessing technology to expand the company’s commercial capabilities. Over the coming year, the Group will launch an array of innovative new products including Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, a ship that will usher in a new era in family vacation experiences; Celebrity Ascent from Celebrity Cruises, the brand redefining premium travel; and Silversea Cruises’ Silver Nova, setting a new standard in ultra-luxury travel; along with two more new ships and new highly anticipated private destination experiences.

Mr. Liberty joined Royal Caribbean Group in 2005 as a finance executive, and was named Chief Financial Officer in 2013. Along the way, he was responsible for Finance, Strategy, Shared Services Operations, Legal, Technology, the acquisition of Silversea Cruises and the company’s TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises joint ventures. Prior to joining the Group, he worked at KPMG, one of the world’s leading professional services firms.

He holds an accounting degree from the University of Miami School of Business; a Master’s Degree in Finance from Indiana University; and an MBA from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School, where he serves on the Board of Advisors. He also serves on the Board of Directors of WNS Limited, a business process management public company headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Richard D. Fain serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL), which consists of three global cruise brands, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, as well as TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, of which it is a 50% owner. The company’s 60 ships carry more than 7.5 million guests a year to ports on all seven continents.

Fain led the company as its Chief Executive Officer for 33 years, guiding the company’s growth to its current place on the S&P 500, as well as its repeat listing by the Ethisphere Institute as a World’s Most Ethical Company. Twice, Barron’s has named him one of the World’s 30 Best CEOs for his vision and changing the course of the industry.

Fain serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami, the Board of Directors of UHealth and the executive committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council. He previously served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami, Chair of the United Way of Miami-Dade and Chair of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau.

He has been recognized with the Federal Maritime Commission’s Earth Day Award, the Travel Weekly Lifetime Achievement Award, the South Florida Business Lifetime Achievement Award, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and membership in the South Florida Business Hall of Fame. The French government honored Fain as a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, while the Finnish government named him a Commander, First Class, of the Order of the Lion.

Fain holds a B.S. degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Fain and his wife, Colleen, have four children and eight extraordinary grandchildren.

John F. Brock has served as a director of the Company since February 2014. Mr. Brock retired as Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola European Partners in December 2016, having served in that role since the formation of that company in May 2016.  Prior to that, Mr. Brock served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. since April 2008 and as Chief Executive Officer since April 2006.  From February 2003 until December 2005, Mr. Brock was Chief Executive Officer of InBev, S.A., a global brewer, and from March 1999 until December 2002, he was Chief Operating Officer of Cadbury Schweppes plc, an international beverage and confectionery company.  From April 2007 to December 2007, Mr. Brock served as a director of Dow Jones & Company, Inc., a publisher and provider of global business and financial news. From 2004 to 2006, he served as a director of the Campbell Soup Company, a global manufacturer and marketer of branded convenience food products. From 2003 to 2005, he served as a director of Interbrew/Inbrew, a beer brewing company. He also served as a director of Reed Elsevier, a publisher, from 1997 to 2003.  Mr. Brock is a Trustee of the Georgia Tech Foundation, Chairman of Horizons Atlanta, a philanthropic organization that enhances education for underserved children, and a member of the Smithsonian National Board.  Mr. Brock also is a member of the Advisory Board of BIP Capital, a venture capital firm.

Mr. Brock is the current Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Stephen R. Howe, Jr. has served as a director of the Company since December 2018. Mr. Howe served as U.S. Chairman and Managing Partner and Americas Area Managing Partner of Ernst & Young (“EY”) and was a member of EY’s Global Executive Board from 2006 until his retirement in 2018. In these roles, Mr. Howe directed strategy and operations for EY’s businesses of over 75,000 people, delivering professional services across all industry sectors. While leading EY, Mr. Howe also gained extensive board governance and regulatory experience and was executive sponsor for the firm’s focus on diversity and inclusiveness.  He was with EY for over 35 years.  Mr. Howe is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Hall, the Board of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the Board of Trustees (Chairman) of the Liberty Science Center.  Mr. Howe was previously a member of the boards of Colgate University, the Center for Audit Quality and the Financial Accounting Foundation.

Mr. Howe is the current Chairman of the Audit Committee.

William L. Kimsey has served as a director of the Company since April 2003.  Mr. Kimsey was employed for 32 years through September 2002 with the independent public accounting firm Ernst & Young L.L.P. From 1998 through 2002, Mr. Kimsey served as the Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young Global and Global Executive Board member of Ernst & Young and from 1993 through 1998 as the Firm Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. From 2003 until 2018, Mr. Kimsey served on the board, the compensation committee, and the audit committee (serving as chair from 2011-2018) of Accenture Plc.  From 2004 until 2008, he served on the board of NAVTEQ Corporation and was the chairman of its audit committee.  From 2003 through 2014, Mr. Kimsey also served on the board and the audit committee of Western Digital Corporation.  Mr. Kimsey is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Michael O. Leavitt has served as a director of the Company since February 2022. Leavitt is the Co-Chairman of Health Management Associates, a health care consulting firm, and chairman of Leavitt Equity Partners, a private equity fund. In 1984, Leavitt became chief executive of The Leavitt Group, a family business that is now the nation’s second largest, privately held insurance brokerage. In 1993, Leavitt was elected governor of Utah. He served three terms from 1993 through 2003. In 2003, he joined the Cabinet of President George W. Bush, serving in two positions, first as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2003 through 2005 and then as secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 2005 through 2009. At HHS, he administered a $750 billion budget — nearly 25 percent of the entire federal budget — and 67,000 employees. He currently serves on the board of directors of American Express.  Leavitt grew up in Cedar City, Utah. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Southern Utah University.

Mr. Leavitt is the current Chairman of the Safety, Environment, Sustainability and Health Committee.

Amy McPherson has served as director since December 2020. Ms. McPherson served in various positions at Marriott International, Inc. for over 30 years.  Most recently, from 2009 through 2019, she served as President & Managing Director, Europe. Under her leadership, Marriott launched five new brands in Europe and completed the successful integration of Starwood Hotels in Europe. Since 2017, Ms. McPherson has served as a non-executive member of the board of directors of PVH Corporation and is a member of its Audit and Nominating & Governance Committees.

Maritza Montiel has served as director since December 2015. Ms. Montiel served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Deloitte LLP from 2011 through her retirement in May 2014. Prior to these positions, she held numerous senior management roles at Deloitte, including Managing Partner (Leadership Development and Succession, Deloitte University) from 2009 to 2011, and Regional Managing Partner from 2001 to 2009. During Ms. Montiel’s tenure at Deloitte, she was the Advisory Partner for many public company registrants in which Deloitte was the principal auditor.  Ms. Montiel is a board member of AptarGroup, Inc. where she chairs the audit committee, a board member of Comcast Corporation, where she is a member of the audit committee, and a board member of McCormick & Company, where she chairs the audit committee.

Ann S. Moore has served as a director of the Company since May 2012. Ms. Moore served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Time Inc. from July 2002 to September 2010 and served as Chairman through December 2010. Prior to that, Ms. Moore was Executive Vice President of Time Inc., where she had executive responsibilities for a portfolio of magazines including Time, People, InStyle, Teen People, People en Español and Real Simple. Ms. Moore joined Time Inc. in 1978 in Corporate Finance. Since then, she held consumer marketing positions at Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Money and Discover, moving to general management of Sports Illustrated in 1983 and to publisher of People in 1991. From 1993 to May 2014, Ms. Moore served on the Board of Directors of Avon Products Inc.  She was also a director of the Wallace Foundation from 2004 through June 2016.

Eyal M. Ofer has served as a director of the Company since May 1995. Mr. Ofer is a global maritime shipping and real estate business leader and philanthropist. As the Chairman of a multi-generational family group, Ofer Global, he leads a private portfolio of international businesses principally focused on shipping, real estate, energy, technology, banking and investments. Its interests span Europe, North America, the Near East, Australasia and South East Asia. Mr. Ofer heads Ofer Global’s various divisions, including: Zodiac Group, an international shipping enterprise operating a diversified fleet of over 160 vessels worldwide; Global Holdings Group, a real estate holding group specializing in large scale iconic office buildings, hotels and luxury residential developments, as well as other investment and development assets; and O.G. Tech Ventures, a single LP Venture Capital fund with a focus on Round A tech investments. Mr. Ofer also chairs the Eyal & Marilyn Ofer Family Foundation, a philanthropic foundation established for the charitable giving of his family in support of education and the arts.

Vagn O. Sørensen has served as a director of the Company since July 2011. Mr. Sørensen brings to the Board over 20 years of experience in the aviation industry, having served as the President and CEO of Austrian Airlines Group from 2001 through 2006.  Prior to that, he served in a variety of roles with Scandinavian Airlines Systems, including as Executive Vice President and Deputy CEO.  He currently serves as a board member and chairman for a number of corporations throughout Europe and Canada, including Air Canada, FLSmidth A/S, Parques Reunidos SA, CNH Industrial and Scandlines. Mr. Sørensen also previously served on the board of Scandic Hotels AB and DFDS.

Mr. Sørensen is the current Chairman of the Talent and Compensation Committee.

Donald Thompson has served as a director of the Company since May 2015. Prior to his current role as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cleveland Avenue, LLC, a venture capital firm, Mr. Thompson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of McDonald’s Corporation from 2012 until March 2015.  Previously, Mr. Thompson served as President and Chief Operating Officer of McDonald’s Corporation from 2010 to 2012 and President of McDonald’s USA from 2006 to 2010.  Prior to joining McDonald’s, Mr. Thompson served six years as an Electrical Engineer for the Northrop Corporation, where he specialized in power supply design and manufacturing for high technology radar systems.  Mr. Thompson also served as director of McDonald’s Corporation from 2011 to March 2015 and as a director of Exelon Corporation from 2007 to 2013.   Since March 2015, Mr. Thompson has served as a director of Northern Trust Corporation. He also serves on the boards of Beyond Meat and Footprint International HoldCo Inc., as an Advisory Board member of Docusign, Inc. and on numerous civic and philanthropic boards.  He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, the Commercial and Economic Clubs of Chicago, Business Council, World Business Chicago and the Arthur M. Brazier Foundation.  He serves as a Trustee on the boards of the Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Purdue University.

Rebecca Yeung serves as Director since March 2023.  Ms. Yeung serves as Corporate Vice President, Operations Science and Advanced Technology at FedEx Corporation, a global logistics company with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services.  In her role, she is responsible for driving critical aspects of FedEx’s innovation and transformation strategy including scaling up robotics and automation technology, autonomous vehicles, decision science, and electromobility. Ms. Yeung joined FedEx in 1998 and has served in various marketing, innovation, and technology roles since then. Prior her current role, she was Vice President – Advanced Technology & Innovation at FedEx Corporation from 2015 to 2021.  She has also previously served as a Board of Director for the Mid-South Food Bank between 2013 and 2022.

Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen has served as a director of the Company since May 2003. Mr. Wilhelmsen is Chairman of the board of directors of AWILHELMSEN AS, the holding company for the AWILHELMSEN group of companies, after having served as the Chairman of the board of directors of AWILHELMSEN Management AS from 2008 through June 2013.  Mr. Wilhelmsen was elected Chairman of the Board of AWECO AS in 2011 and Chairman of the Board of AWILHELMSEN HOLDING AS in June 2016 and Aweco Cruise Holding AS in June 2017.  He has held a variety of positions within the AWILHELMSEN group of companies since 1995. In addition, Mr. Wilhelmsen serves as Chairman of the board of his wholly owned company Pan Sirius AS.  From 1996 through 1997, Mr. Wilhelmsen was engaged as a marketing analyst for the Company and from 2001 through 2009 served as a member of the board of directors of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that was responsible for the sales and marketing activities of the Company in Europe.