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Stein Kruse joined Holland America Line in 1999 as senior vice president, fleet operations with overall responsibility for all of Holland America Line's operations.
In 2003, Kruse was appointed Holland America’s president and chief operating officer and was named president and chief executive officer in December 2004. Kruse joined Holland America Line from "K" Line America, where he was senior vice president and chief financial officer, responsible for all finance, accounting, budgetary, legal, information systems, human resources and administrative areas, as well as all financial activities in seven U.S. subsidiary companies for this global Japanese shipping company. He also served on the company's board of directors.
Kruse’s extensive cruise industry’s experience includes serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Radisson Seven Seas Cruises and president and CEO for Seven Seas Cruise Line.
He is a former vice chairman of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the marketing and travel agent training arm of the North American cruise industry, and presently serves as a director on the board of the United States Coast Guard Foundation, and the International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL), a Washington, DC-based trade group. He also serves on the board of governors of the World Trade Center Seattle.
Kruse holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. | 