Crystal Cruises Hires Disney Veteran In Shakeup to Replace Outgoing CEO Edie Rodriguez
Photo Credit: Edie Rodriguez, who just resigned as CEO of Crystal Cruises, is seen here on November 17, 2016, in front of the Crystal Mozart. Crystal Cruises
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Crystal Cruises has no shortage of ambitious plans for growth, but those plans have occasionally changed. Its new CEO will need to reassure fans of the luxury brand that the company will steer a consistent course under new leadership.
Edie Rodriguez, who oversaw a massive and occasionally too-ambitious expansion at Crystal Cruises, has left the company.
Parent company Genting Hong Kong announced her departure — and replacement — in a press release Friday afternoon. The changes were effective immediately.
The new president and CEO is Tom Wolber, who worked at the Walt Disney Co. for 28 years, including 10 at Disney Cruise Line.
In a brief interview, Rodriguez said she had resigned from Crystal, where she has worked since 2013, to pursue "an exciting new opportunity" that would be announced in a couple of weeks. Her departure had been in the works for some time, she said.
"I wish Crystal continued success and I'm very proud of what I was able to, under my leadership, accomplish for that brand for the last four years," she said.
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