Carnival Cruise Line Australia has appointed Mark Richards to the position of National Sales Manager. “I am really excited to lead Carnival’s trade dedicated sales team as we continue to work with our amazing Travel Agent partners.”
In this newly formed role, Mark will be responsible for leading Carnival’s dedicated trade sales team in Australia, along with managing key relationships with travel agent partners to continue to support them and grow their cruise business.
With Mark moving into his new role, Lance Dye will take on the Flight Centre account, Sarah Miller adds home based agency networks to her portfolio, whilst Kim Ryan assumes responsibility for Automobile clubs and Emma Judge expands her area in QLD.
Mark joined the Carnival sales team in October 2013 (following five years with Creative Holidays) and during this time has enjoyed great success with his agents in Queensland, along with managing the Flight Centre national account.
“His passion, knowledge and enthusiasm for the brand are second to none. He has consistently led from the front when it comes to sales performances and driving business through the trade which has made him a well-respected figure in the industry and our internal teams. He now gets to bring those skills to our wider sales team,” said Anton Loeb, Sr. Director, Sales and Marketing, Carnival Cruise Line Australia.
“I am excited to be working with Mark in this new role and can’t wait to see what he has in store for our travel agent ‘rockstars’ as we get closer to resuming cruising in our region.”
IMAGES: Mark Richards, Carnival Cruises Australia
