On 1° July the Gloomy CEO of Costa Crociere Pier Luigi will pass the testimony to Michael Thamm



The next 1° the charge of executive managing director (CEO) of Costa Crociere Spa lascerà July Pier Luigi Foschi who will be assumed by Michael Thamm, current general manager of the branch German Aida Cruises di Costa Crociere. Gloomy it will maintain to the charges of chief executive officer and managing director of Costa Crociere and will continue to being member of the executive board of the American group leader Carnival Corporation & plc.

Carnival Corporation has emphasized that these changes in the long term take part of a succession plan that of it previewed its performance to the fulfillment of the 65 years of Gloomy, happened last September 2011. "Pier - it has explained the president and CEO of the Carnival group, Micky Arison - had communicated us from some time of its intention to leave the CEO charge the fulfillment of the 65 years; the announcement today is therefore part of a succession plan in the long term that the management of our societies affords us to inside value the managers of talent of the group entrusting to it".

Gloomy it has entered in Coast in 1997 as executive managing director and is named president in 2000. In the 15 Gloomy years of management it has guided the meaningful increase and the remarkable success of Costa Crociere having carried it to become the crocieristica company number 1 in Europe. "Pier in these 15 years - Arison has confirmed - has transformed Coast in a very solid company financially and of success; to he our sincere feelings of gratefulness and esteem for the excellent carried out job and its dedication to the company go therefore. At the same time to Michael, that it has made an excellent job in managing Aida Cruises, we give our confidence, sure that will continue to dedicate to the maximum engagement also to the guide of the group Coast".

In its role of chief executive officer Gloomy it will continue to superview and to coordinate for Costa Crociere the relations with the Italian authorities and trade associations, the implementations that on the agenda refer to the incident of Costa Concordia as well as the numerous strategic projects that they regard the various marks of the group Coast. "My engagement in Costa Crociere - it has specified Gloomy - will not fail in the next few months. I will continue to support the excellent managerial team in exceeding the recent difficulties in order to restate the European leadership of this great company. I thank the shareholders for the confidence come to an agreement to me in all these years and these difficult months. To Thamm they go mine compliments for the exceptional job carried out in Aida Cruises and a wish for the new professional challenge".

Thamm, will be CEO of Costa Crociere Spa (the Group Coast), that it comprises the marks Costa Crociere, Aida Cruises and Iberocruceros (filial Spanish), and will enter in the board of directors of Costa Crociere Spa. Carnival Corporation has specified that Thamm will move to Genoa, center of the headquarters of Costa Crociere and, in its new role, will bring back to the board of directors of Costa Crociere Spa whom it comprises, besides Gloomy, also Micky Arison and Howard Frank, this last vice-president and COO of Carnival Corporation & plc.

Gianni Onorato will continue to operate in its role of general manager of the Costa Crociere brand, while Michael Ungerer, leader senior of long experience in Aida Cruises, are named general manager of Aida Cruises, branch of Costa Crociere for the German market.

The changes in management announced today by Costa Crociere and Carnival Corporation are subject to the approval of the board of directors of Costa Crociere.