Naftali Holtz  

As Chief Financial Officer for Royal Caribbean Group, Naftali Holtz oversees the company’s financial planning and analysis, corporate strategy, treasury, corporate tax, investor relations, investments, internal audit, accounting, risk management and supply chain.

Royal Caribbean Group’s three industry-leading brands include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises; as well as the joint ventures in TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, of which the company is a 50% owner. Propelled by nearly 100,000 employees from more than 130 countries, the Group’s fleet of 68 ships sails to all seven continents. 

In his previous role with the company, Naftali was Senior Vice President of Finance, responsible for financial planning and analysis, risk management, and treasury.   

Before joining Royal Caribbean Group in 2019, Holtz was a managing director and the head of lodging and leisure investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Prior to that, he served as an officer in the Israeli Air Force.   

Naftali earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science and economics from Tel Aviv University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.