Pamela C. Conover Named Seabourn President, CEO

Cruise industry executive Pamela C. Conover has been named president and chief executive officer of Seabourn Cruise Line. In her new role, she will report to Carnival vice chairman Howard Frank. Conover, who was assigned as acting president of Seabourn after the company's late president Deborah L. Natansohn suffered a heart attack on October 22, was most recently senior vice president of shared services at Carnival Corporation, where, among other duties, her market research and strategic analysis resulted in an order for two new ships for Seabourn.

Conover has a previous operating history with the Seabourn brand, having been president and chief operating officer of Cunard Line Limited, which operated the fleets of both Seabourn and Cunard, from 2001 until the two brands were de-merged in 2004. The role at Seabourn is Conover's third cruise line presidency. Conover lives in Key Biscayne, Florida, with her husband, Ray Lutz, himself a former travel industry executive.