Amy K. Alexy

Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Amy Alexy is the Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines based in Miami, Florida. In her role, she is responsible for leading the company's overall HR strategy, total rewards, diversity & inclusion, talent management and organizational development, change management, executive development and talent attraction. The global HR team, comprised of over 500 business partners, enables Royal Caribbean's brands to provide exceptional guest experiences through hiring and accelerating the development of talent - both on land and at sea.

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As an executive coach, Amy has experience working with leaders to prepare for next-level roles, transition to new leadership positions and build top teams.

Amy has worked across a wide range of industries including manufacturing, financial services, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods and hospitality.
Prior to joining Royal Caribbean, Amy led the global talent function for Sandoz, a division of Novartis Pharmaceuticals in Munich, Germany. She also served as Vice President, Global Talent for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for 6 years.

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In her career, she also held roles in Marketing, Business Development, M&A, Supply Chain and Operations. She holds a MBA from Kent State University and a bachelors degree in Communications from Walsh University. She is a native of Akron, Ohio and resides in Parkland, FL with her husband, David and children Isaac (12) & Ashley (8).

Speaker Questionnaire

What is the biggest thing you learned in 2020?

We are more resilient than we could have ever imagined!

What do you feel are the two most important benefits or areas that need to be a top priority in 2021?

Mental health & routine care.

Can you share a story on an area of your healthcare program or employee benefits where you were able to create significant savings or stop costs from rising?

Introducing a multi-faceted employee assistance program to help employees manage work/life challenges. Several success stories have come out of our targeted campaign.

If you could automatically receive a 10-20% reduction in costs in three areas/programs, what would your dream list be?

Pharmacy benefit costs, stop-loss insurance, high-cost claims, also tied to continued preventative programs.

What is the most innovative program you will focus on in 2021 and/or 2022?

Building an overall culture of wellbeing through a multi-year approach.

How are you re-imagining corporate culture & well-being?

What virtual care solutions did you roll out during the pandemic? How valuable were they and why?

If you look at our 3 Moonshots - Costs, Culture, and Care; In one sentence, tell us what would be something positive for us to take from 2020 and bring into this new year?