Carnival Corp.’s chief communications officer. Roger Frizzell, who oversaw public relations during former CEO Arnold Donald’s tenure, will retire at the end of the year.
New CEO Josh Weinstein praised Frizzell in an internal memo for his work in helping raise the profile of the company’s brands and managing PR responses “through many volatile situations over the past decade.”
Roger Frizzell
In Frizzell’s nine years at the company, Carnival Corp. faced significant challenges and crises, starting with repairing its relationship with the travel advisor community, which had worried that corporate lines were adopting agent-unfriendly practices. The campaign to fix things began with Carnival Conversations, a traveling tour that Frizzell had played a major role in designing. Similarly, he committed to a restoration of some media relations that had broken down.
Frizzell oversaw messaging during the pandemic, but his toughest challenge may have come in communicating Carnival Corp.’s response. after imposing the largest fine on record by the Department of Justice for illegal dumping of waste in the ocean, followed by another fine for its violation. five years probation. Since then, Carnival Corp. has been proactive in rolling out its sustainability programs.
Prior to his role at Carnival, Frizzell worked for American Airlines, among other Fortune 400 companies.
Replacing Frizzell is Jody Venturoni, a founding partner of Dallas-based communications agency LDWW. She was executive vice president at Hill & Knowlton and president of Weber Shandwick’s Southwest operation, where she worked with Carnival, Windstar and Omni Hotels along with non-travel brands AT&T, Verizon and General Motors.
In addition to internal and external communications, Venturoni will oversee the activities of the Carnival Foundation.
Weinstein also appointed Aubrie Brake to the new role of chief of staff to the CEO. Brake was named chief of staff of corporate ethics and compliance in 2021 and has also served as director of corporate environmental compliance.
