Katrina McAlpine spent more than six years as head of the British cruise line before being made redundant in May.
MSC Group has appointed former Cunard Line Commercial Director Katrina McAlpine as the new Managing Director of its cruise division.
McAlpine will lead both the MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys brands, based in Sydney, and report into Vice President International Sales Antonio Paradiso, and Global Head of Commercial Strategy & Sales Operations Francesco Iannaccone.
She only recently took up a new role as B2B Director of cruise vacation packager Imagine Cruising in July, after leaving her role with Cunard earlier in the year.
“This appointment reinforces our growing presence in the region and showcases our determination to continue delivering on the goals and commitments we’ve established for this important market,” Paradiso said of the appointment.
She will begin her role on 12 January.
More details in today’s issue of Cruise Weekly.