San Francisco, California — The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announced that Stein Kruse, group chief executive officer, Holland America Group and Carnival UK, Seattle, WA, has been appointed to the Bank’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC).
Mr. Kruse joined Holland America in 1999 as senior vice president of fleet operations. He was named president and CEO in 2004 before being appointed group CEO of the newly formed Holland America Group in 2014. Prior to joining Holland America, Kruse was senior vice president and chief financial officer of North American Operations for the global Japanese shipping company “K” Line. A native of Oslo, Norway, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.
EAC members provide the Bank’s senior management with information on current and pending developments in the regional and national economies. Members are appointed to three-year terms.
The balance of the council includes:
Mary Pat B. Thompson (Chair), former senior vice president, finance, MWI Animal Health/AmerisourceBergen, Boise, ID
Karen Lee (Vice Chair), chief executive officer, Pioneer Human Services, Seattle, WA
James A. Beer, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Atlassian, San Francisco, CA
Glynis Bryan, chief financial officer, Insight, Tempe AZ
Theodore (Ted) F. Craver, Jr., retired chairman and chief executive officer, Edison International, Rosemead, CA
Bob C. Donegan, president, Ivar’s Restaurants, Seattle, WA
Kevin C. Leader, principal vice president and treasurer, Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, CA
Lewis C. Lee, chief executive officer and global head, Aon IP Solutions Group, Spokane WA
Kristin Reinke, vice president and head of Google Finance, Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Jacqueline D. Reses, Square Capital lead and people lead, Square, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Willa Seldon, partner, The Bridgespan Group, San Francisco, CA
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (SF Fed) works to advance the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems to build a stronger economy for all Americans. As part of the U.S. central bank, the SF Fed serves the Twelfth Federal Reserve District, which covers the nine western states—Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawai’i, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington—plus American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. By pursuing our two key goals of maximum employment and price stability—known as the Fed’s dual mandate—we work toward supporting an economy that works for everyone.