AIDA Appoints new CFO

AIDA Cruises: Dr. Ali Arnaout is new CFO & Senior Vice President of Business Development

Ali Arnaout

Rostock , 06 May 2014 - Dr. Ali Arnaout (45) joined May 5, 2014 new CFO & SVP Business Development, the management team of AIDA Cruises. He thus succeeded as CFO Paul Soulsby on, who has worked since January 2014 as Senior Vice President of Shared Services for the Costa group in Genoa. Dr. Arnaout henceforth bears the responsibility for Finance, Controlling, Legal, Business Development at Germany's leading cruise line. In his new responsibilities in the Rostock corporate headquarters, he reports directly to Michael Ungerer, President of AIDA Cruises.

"I am pleased that we can welcome a proven financial expert on board at AIDA with Dr. Arnaout. Due to his wide national and international experience, he will be an important contributor to our continued successful growth and expansion of our business,"said AIDA President Michael Ungerer.

Arnaout holds a doctorate in business administration. Before joining AIDA Cruises as CEO at the top of Engel & Völkers Capital AG. His professional career is closely connected to the MPC Group where he became active as the Managing Director of MPC Münchmeyer Real Estate Consulting GmbH as well as an officer and member of the Group Management Board of MPC Capital AG.

AIDA Cruises has ten ships, Germany's leading provider of cruises to worldwide more than 180 destinations. By 2016 the AIDA fleet will grow to twelve ships. The company currently employs 6,900 people on board its fleet as well as to the company's sites in Rostock and Hamburg.

Source: AIDA Cruises, Google translation