Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility Head the Agenda
LONDON, UK – This week sees the annual conference of the Womens International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) at which a host of matters will no doubt be hotly discussed.
There was little dispute as to the 2009 personality of the year award which has gone to Pamela C. Conover (pictured), head of Seabourn, the luxury cruise liner division of the Carnival Corporation. This is the third time Ms Conover has been president of a major line. Commenting on her award in a traditionally male dominated industry she said, “My experience has been that any gender bias has overstayed its welcome, and the smart operators have long since taken to recruiting talent wherever they find it.”
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