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Ben Clement Named VP - Newbuilds and Paul Weber VP of Supply Chain at Carnival Cruise Lines |
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Clement has been named vice president – new builds.As vice president – new builds, Clement oversees the construction of Carnival’s two new 130,000 ton ships – Carnival Magic, set to debut May 1, 2011, and Carnival Breeze, scheduled to enter service in spring 2012. He also works closely with the company’s interior designers and product development team, as well as Carnival Corporation & plc’s shipbuilding division and the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy where both ships are being built. Clement joined Carnival in 1997 as a supervisor – food and beverage technical services and held several management positions within the hotel operations department before transferring to the shipbuilding division in 2006. Prior to joining Carnival, Clement spent six years at Industries Maritimes Serra Frere, a shipyard in his native France, where he was responsible for the repair and refurbishment of mega yachts, naval vessels and cruise ships. He also spent seven years in the French Merchant Marine and a year in the French navy. A resident of South Miami, Fla., Clement holds a bachelor’s degree in physics/mathematics as well as a Diploma of First Class Merchant Officer (Deck & Engine). Clement reports to Lania Rittenhouse, Carnival’s vice president for product development.  Paul
Weber was named VP of Supply Chain
at Carnival Cruise Line. Weber
joined the Carnival organization in 2002 as vice president –
technical purchasing for parent company Carnival Corporation & plc. Prior to
that, he held a number of positions, including general manager of the purchasing
and materials management group for Stolt-Nielsen, a global operator of chemical
tankers, for 10 years. In his new position as vice president – supply chain for Carnival Cruise Lines, Weber is responsible for all of the company’s wide-ranging purchasing operations, which encompasses supplying all food, beverage, hotel and technical supplies necessary for Carnival's 22-vessel fleet. He is also responsible for the cruise line’s logistics and warehousing operations. A member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and currently serving on the SNAME Investments Committee, Weber earned his bachelor’s degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in Glen Cove, N.Y., and his master’s degree in ocean systems management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. He resides in Weston, Fla. Weber reports to Ruben Rodriguez, Carnival’s executive vice
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