---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-119119"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CUK"
cik: "0001125259"
company_name: "CARNIVAL PLC"
filed_at: "2022-11-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T18:04:54.444666+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carnival appoints Sara Mathew to Board; Sir John Parker to retire at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- Sara Mathew appointed to Carnival Corp & plc Boards effective Nov 14, 2022; will serve on Audit Committees.
- Mathew is retired CEO of Dun & Bradstreet (2010-2013), with prior CFO and COO roles.
- Sir John Parker will not seek re-election at 2023 annual meeting, retiring from Boards.
- Arnold Donald's retirement also noted; Board to be 12 members (10 independent, 4 female, 1 ethnically diverse) as of April 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-119119
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CUK
- cik: 0001125259
- company_name: CARNIVAL PLC
- filed_at: 2022-11-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000110465922119119/0001104659-22-119119-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815097/000110465922119119/tm2230508d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-119119
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-119119.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-119119.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sara Mathew was appointed as Director at CARNIVAL PLC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On November 14, 2022, the Boards of Directors of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc appointed Sara Mathew to serve as a member of the Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc Boards of Director effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000110465922119119/0001104659-22-119119-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sir John Parker departed as Director at CARNIVAL PLC.
  - Action: will not stand for re-election
  - Role: Director
  source text: On November 14, 2022, Sir John Parker announced he will not stand for re-election to the Boards of Directors of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc (together, the “Companies”) at the next Annual Shareholders Meetings, which are expected to take place in April 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000110465922119119/0001104659-22-119119-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.