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Celestyal hires marketing executive, BDMs in North America

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Celestyal Cruises appointed three new members to its North American team. Maria Moreau is brand marketing and social media executive; Roger Poulard is business development manager, Northeast US and Eastern Canada; and Kelly Predmesky is business development manager, Southeast US and Caribbean.

A marketing professional and social media strategist with more than seven years’ experience in the travel retail and food & beverage industries, Moreau will be responsible for developing and executing the marketing and social media plan for North America while providing marketing support to travel trade partners. She previously served as marketing manager at Areas, a provider of food, beverage and retail services to the US travel hospitality industry.

Poulard has more than 14 years’ experience in the cruise and travel industries. Based from Newark, New Jersey, he'll work with agents in the Northeast US and Eastern Canada. Poulard joined from MSC Cruises USA, where he was business development manager for New York.

Predmesky brings more than a dozen years of travel industry experience. Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, she'll work with agents in the Southeast US and Caribbean. Predmesky most recently was with MEDJI Tours; she also held positions at Contiki and STA Travel.

Poulard and Predmesky will soon undertake a webinar training series and road shows to 'educate the travel trade about Celestyal Cruises’ incomparable all-inclusive, premium-value Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean cruises,' according to North America president Leslie Peden.