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Donnie Brown
The Cruise Traces Worldwide Affiliation (CLIA) has promoted Donnie Brown to senior vice chairman, international maritime coverage, efficient December 1, 2023. On this new function, Brown will lead CLIA’s strategic efforts to coordinate the cruise business’s positions on technical, regulatory, and coverage issues associated to cruise ship security, safety, and environmental stewardship.
“Donnie has made important contributions to CLIA and the cruise business over the previous 9 years, and I’m thrilled for him to now take the helm as senior vice chairman, international maritime coverage,” mentioned Kelly Craighead, president and CEO of CLIA. “Our maritime coverage work on behalf of our member cruise traces is crucial to advancing the business’s management place in accountable and sustainable tourism practices and on our path to net-zero emissions by 2050. I do know Donnie’s deep expertise in myriad maritime and coverage issues will assist information the business on its sustainability journey.”
Brown joined CLIA in 2014 as director of environmental and well being and was promoted to vice chairman, international maritime coverage in 2017. In these positions, he led the event, presentation, negotiation, and implementation of worldwide business positions on legislative, regulatory, and coverage issues involving safety, environmental stewardship, and well being. Moreover, in shut session with the CLIA World Committee on Marine Atmosphere Safety, he led delegations to the Worldwide Maritime Group, the place he represented the worldwide cruise business throughout worldwide treaty negotiations and different issues.
Brown is a graduate of america Coast Guard Academy and the College of Miami College of Legislation. Previous to becoming a member of CLIA he served as Chief, Operations Legislation, at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
