Kenneth Engstrom, one of the doyens of third-party cruiseship management, has retired after a career with Miami-based Cruise Management International (CMI) that spanned three decades.
CMI chairman Niels-Erik Lund revealed that Jim Barreiro de Leon, who was managing director of rival V.Ships Leisure USA until 2015, has been recruited to replace Engstrom as president and chief executive.
More recently, Barreiro de Leon, who hails from Spain’s Canary Islands, was managing director of Ship Supply of Florida.
