Black PR Wire Power Profiler on Arnold Donald

Arnold Donald, a New Orleans native, is the President and CEO of Carnival Corp., the largest cruise company in the world. Donald first got his start in entrepreneurship when he would purchase large quantities of candy and resell them to his sisters at markup prices.

Born of hardworking parents, Donald was the youngest of five children. He attended an all-black, all-boys Catholic high school in Louisiana. Though living in the time of segregation, Donald believed he could do whatever he set his mind to, thanks to encouragement and inspiration of his family, school, church and civil rights figures.

In 1976, Donald received a B.A. degree in Economics from Carleton College. He then went on to Washington University, in St. Louis, where he received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1980, Donald received his M.B.A. from the University Of Chicago Graduate School Of Business.

Before joining Carnival Corp., Donald served as president of the agricultural and consumer and nutrition sector at an agriculture company, Monsanto, where he had a career for over 20 years. In additions, some of Donald's former leadership roles included President and CEO of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, President and CEO of TransCanada Corp, CEO at Merisant Company and head of the Executive Leadership Council, a network for African-American executives.

After serving on Carnival's board for 12 years, Donald became President and CEO on July 3, 2013. Donald has also been an Independent Director at Bank of America Corporation since January 23, 2013.

Arnold Donald has a firm belief in the Carnival brand and all the services it provides for their valued customers. Travelers expect quality from Carnival and Donald's efforts to improve the brand will only ensure that expectation.

These past experiences only validate that Donald has what it takes to be Carnival's new CEO. His previous leadership roles have helped develop the knowledge and skills needed to succeed at this level, while allowing Donald to stay true to his professional style.