Harri U Kulovaara has sold RCL and made no open-market buys since May 2017

Harri U. Kulovaara is a Finnish naval architect and long‑tenured Executive Vice President, Maritime & Newbuilding at Royal Caribbean Group (Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.), where he leads fleet design, newbuild operations, and the development of some of the world’s most innovative cruise ships across the company’s brands.( A cruise industry veteran of more than four decades, he has overseen the design and construction of numerous record‑breaking vessels, including multiple ships that were the largest passenger ships in the world at the time of their launch, and has played a central role in shaping Royal Caribbean’s Voyager‑ and Oasis‑class platforms and other high‑profile projects.( He chairs Royal Caribbean’s Maritime Advisory Board and is a founding member and current steering committee chair of the Cruise Ship Safety Forum, underscoring his leadership in maritime safety and innovation.(

Before joining Royal Caribbean in 1995, Kulovaara held senior roles in the Nordic cruise ferry sector, serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Oy Silja Line AB and executive vice president of its parent company Effjohn Oy Ab, where he helped design landmark vessels such as the MS Silja Serenade.( Raised in Turku, Finland, he earned a Master of Science degree in civil engineering/naval architecture from the Technical University of Helsinki (Helsinki University of Technology) and later received an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Strathclyde, where he is a visiting professor.( His contributions to ship design and safety have been recognized with honors including the Elmer A. Sperry Award.(

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