Contributor: Stein Kruse

Stein Kruse is president and CEO of Holland America Line. He joined the company in 1999 as senior vice president with overall responsibility for all its operations. Kruse’s employment record includes his roles as senior vice president and CEO of K Line America, executive vice president and CEO for Radisson Seven Seas Cruises and president and CEO of Seven Seas Cruise Line. A former vice chairman of Cruise Lines International Association, Kruse serves as a director on the boards of the US Coast Guard Foundation and the CLIA, and on the board of governors of the World Trade Center in Seattle.