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Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. Christopher S. Allen ~ Director, Deployment & Itinerary Planning Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises & Azamara Club Cruises Christopher Allen is the Director of Deployment & Itinerary Planning for Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Azamara Club Cruises. Christopher joined Royal Caribbean in 1997, since then he has held the position of Manager for Revenue Management as well as Director of Revenue Planning & Analysis. Prior to joining Royal Caribbean, Christopher held several roles in the commercial real estate field in Washington, D.C. Christopher grew up in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Rollins College and an MBA from Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College. Christopher and his wife Wendy and triplets Chandler, William and Christopher Jr. live in Miami, Florida.
Federico Gonzalez-Denton ~ Director, Government & Community Relations, Latin America & the Caribbean Federico Gonzalez-Denton is responsible for directing RCCL's policies and objectives involving matters of government and community relations in the Caribbean and Latin American regions. His responsibilities include analyzing proposed legislative actions to determine the potential impact on the organization and develops RCCL's positions for the Caribbean and Latin American regions. Federico has been responsible for legal and government relations at international, federal and state levels and has directed legal and/or government relations departments in organizations such as AARP and WalMart. In addition to his government relations work he is a licensed attorney specialized in the maritime/admiralty field having worked in well respected maritime law firms in San Juan, Puerto Rico and New Orleans, Louisiana representing clients such as Chiquita Brands and Cargill. He earned a B.A. degree in Political Sciences from the University of Puerto Rico, a J.D. degree from the Inter-American University and a LL.M. in Maritime Law from Tulane University and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the Courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Bill Fay ~ Insurance Manager, Risk Management Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises & Azamara Club Cruises Bill Fay is Insurance Manager, Risk Management for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. He is responsible for the shoreside and marine insurance programs for all Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s brands. Prior to joining Royal Caribbean in 2000, Mr. Fay worked as Risk Manager for General Roofing, the largest commercial roofer in the US. Mr. Fay holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from LaGrange College and has obtained the designation of Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC).
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