text: Carnival Cruise Line Names Consultant Sean Kenny CIO - CIO Journal. - WSJ
  https://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2017/01/12/carnival-cruise-line-names-consultant-sean-kenny-cio/
  Mr. Kenny will work with Carnival's related brands to create a long-term technology program
  Jan 12, 2017 12:04 pm ET
  Carnival Corp. announced at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Jan. 5, 2017 a wearable device equipped with sensors that travelers can use to locate family members onboard and pass security checks. Photo: Bloomberg News
  Carnival Corp.'s Carnival Cruise Line division named Sean Kenny chief information officer Wednesday. He is scheduled to start next week and will report to CFO James Heaney.
  Mr. Kenny, who comes from Ernst & Young, will develop and oversee the Miami-based cruise operator's technology strategy and partner with related brands such as Holland America Line and Princess Cruises to create a long-term technology program and governance structure.
  Projects may include improving the speed and functionality of the online booking process across different platforms, as well as reservation systems and other business-critical applications. "Technology needs aboard the ships within our fleet are growing at breakneck speed … both from a front facing guest technology standpoint to back of house operating systems," a Carnival Cruise Line spokeswoman said in an email.
  Mr. Kenny most recently was a global client services executive for Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young, Carnival said. He also held international consulting roles with IT services company EDS, where he focused on global IT transformation and worked with clients including American Airlines Group Inc. and Marriott International Inc.
  He replaces Laura Hall, who retired in 2016.
  Carnival Corp.'s chief executive delivered a keynote last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where he unveiled a blue, coin-size wearable device equipped with sensors that travelers can use to locate family members onboard and pass security checks for getting on and off a ship, the Journal reported.
  The device, which is expected to be available on ships in November, is also designed to help crew members predict passengers' interests and requests.
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