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Brigita Devries new senior sales manager Australasia at MSC Cruises

Brigita Devries took up the newly-created role of senior sales manager Australasia for MSC Cruises.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

July 25, 2023

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Devries became Pacific GM for Swan Hellenic in October last year.

She was previously Dream Cruises’ VP sales and marketing Australasia.

‘We are very pleased to have Brigita join us, bringing such high-calibre knowledge and experience to the company,’ MD Australia and New Zealand Lisa Teiotu said.

Trade partners support

‘This will further strengthen our local sales team to support our trade partners and demonstrates the growth for Australia and New Zealand,’ Teiotu said.

Devries said she is ‘thrilled’ to be part of the MSC Cruises team.

‘My entire career has been spent in the cruise industry and I look forward to continuing that tradition by providing a high level of service and business solutions to MSC Cruises’ current and future trade partners,’ she said.

About the Author

Helen Hutcheon

Australasia correspondent

Helen Hutcheon did her cadetship on a shipping magazine and worked in P&O’s Sydney office for seven years as a public relations journalist.

For 19 years she was deputy editor of Travel Week, which was Australia’s leading trade newspaper that covered major local and international industry events.

In 2008 the late legendary Rama Rebbapragada presented her with an award from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd ‘in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cruising industry.’

In 2010 she won the Neil Frazer Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the cruise industry,’ elevating her to CLIA Australasia’s hall of fame.

She has been the Australasia correspondent for Seatrade Cruise Review since 1997 and for Seatrade Insider (now Seatrade Cruise News) since its launch in 2000.

 

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