Friday, September 21, 2007

From the personnel department:

Holland America Announces Sales Appointments

Paul Allen, HAL's VP of Sales, announced that Page Edmunds has been appointed Director of Consumer Programs. Since 2006, he has led the Central Sales Division. Prior to that he gained experience from his time with Renaissance Cruises and Cruise West.

Allen also said that Janet Engel has become Division Sales Director for the Central US & Canada. She was most recently Director of National Accounts for the line. She joined HAL in 1999 as a district sales manager in Minnesota after holding the same position with Carnival Cruise Lines for eight years.

At the same time, Gerald Bernhoft is becoming Director of National Accounts. Prior to joining the company in 1985, he was with Princess Cruises. Most recently at HAL he was the Director of Retail Sales of the Windstar brand until it was sold.