Thursday, May 21, 2015

Holland America Promotes Two in Revenue Management

Holland America Line Promotes Carole Biencourt and Justin Poulsen to Pricing and Demand Directors in Revenue Management

Seattle, Wash., May 21, 2015 — Holland America Line has made two promotions in the Revenue Management Department: Carole Biencourt was named pricing and demand director, Europe cruises; and Justin Poulsen was promoted to pricing and demand director, Voyage cruises.

In their new roles, Biencourt and Poulsen are responsible for planning, positioning and strategizing how to price and sell Holland America Line’s worldwide cruises. Both directors report to Beth Bodensteiner, senior vice president, revenue management.

“Carole and Justin bring a tremendous amount of knowledge, creativity and analytical skills to their respective pricing and demand teams, and we’re thrilled to have them in their new leadership roles,” said Bodensteiner. “We congratulate them both on their well-earned promotions.”

Biencourt, who began her career with Holland America Line more than 30 years ago, most recently was senior manager, revenue accounting, where she supervised a team of 10 employees. During her time with the company, she has risen through several analytical roles serving the marketing and finance departments.

Poulsen joined Holland America Line in 2010 and most recently was senior manager, deployment and itinerary planning, where he conceived, designed and implemented global deployments for the company’s fleet of 15 ships.

Source: Holland America Line