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Costa Crociere has appointed Paul Soulsby to senior vice president shared services, a newly created position in Costa Crociere's top management structure. Soulsby will report directly to Michael Thamm, chief executive officer of Costa Crociere S.p.A.

"I am certain that Paul's experience and knowledge of our company and our business will allow him to successsfully undertake this very important assignment in Costa," said Thamm. "He will make a substantial contribution to further strengthen our business structure, developing synergies between common practices of the main staff functions."

Most recently Soulsby held the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer of AIDA Cruises where he was responsible for finance as the cruise line increased its capacity from 1,180 to 18,800 berths. He also served on the company's executive committee. He joined AIDA Cruises as finance director in 2001.

Prior to AIDA Cruises, Soulsby held positions at Minit Service GmbH, P&O Nedlloyd Srl and P&O Containers B.V.