Arnold W. Donald

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Arnold W. Donald
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Born (1954-12-17) 17 December 1954 (age 69)
Alma mater Carleton College
Washington University
University of Chicago
OccupationBusinessman
TitleVice chairman, Carnival Corporation & plc
TermAugust 2022-
Board member ofCarnival Corporation

Arnold W. Donald (born 17 December 1954) is an American businessman. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Carnival Corporation & plc from July 2013 to August 2022, when he became vice-chairman.

Life and career

Donald was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. [1] He was raised Catholic and graduated from St. Augustine High School. [2] [3]

Donald holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Carleton College in 1976 and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis in 1977. He received an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate Booth School Of Business in 1980. [1]

Donald started his career, working at Monsanto in St. Louis and served various positions over 23 years, including as the president at Monsanto's nutrition and consumer sectors and senior vice president of the parent company.[ citation needed ]

Donald joined Carnival as CEO in July 2013.

In August 2022, Donald was succeeded as CEO by Josh Weinstein, COO of Carnival; Donald was vice-chairman for the duration of the transition, later moving to a consultant role through 2025. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Blanco, Octavio (June 23, 2016). "From New Orleans' Ninth Ward to CEO of Carnival Corp". CNN Money . Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  2. "Carnival cruise company names New Orleanian as CEO". NOLA. June 26, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. Golden, Fran (2014). "Cruise Exec Spotlight: Arnold Donald". Porthole Cruise and Travel. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. "Arnold Donald Stepping Down From Carnival Corporation's Boards of Directors". TravelPulse. Retrieved December 2, 2022.