Celestyal has announced the appointment of Lee Haslett as its Global Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) effective 20th February 2023.
Haslett takes over from Leslie Peden, who has been with the company for more than five years as Vice President, North America before serving as the company’s CCO.
Haslett will report to Chris Theophilides, Celestyal’s CEO, and will be based in the UK but will also share his time amongst the US, key European markets and Greece.
Haslett joins Celestyal from Virgin Atlantic where he was Vice President of Global Sales responsible for leading the sales transformation plan for North American and European Markets.
Since 2008 he played an integral role in retail expansion at Virgin Holidays before holding various roles across the business.
Chris Theophilides said: “As we pivot Celestyal to reinforce our brand proposition of destination-rich, immersive travel experiences, we continue to develop our commercial team to meet new challenges.
“I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to Leslie for his significant contributions to position Celestyal for future success.
“He has been an integral part of the company’s senior leadership and we wholeheartedly wish him all the best in his new endeavours.”
“Lee joins Celestyal at an exciting time, as we intensify our efforts and invest in substantially broadening Celestyal’s presence in key markets.
“Fresh on the heels of Celestyal significantly growing our trade facing commercial team, Lee will oversee a global team of over 60 travel professionals covering the whole spectrum of Celestyal’s commercial activities including sales, strategic business development, marketing, commercial PR functions and contact centres as well as revenue management.
“We look forward to making additional exciting announcements in the near future as we continue our journey of strengthening Celestyal’s position as the leading provider of the award-winning, multi-destination holiday experiences in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean that the company has fast become known for.”
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