Saturday, June 22, 2024
Studying Time: 2 minutes
Kuzey Esener is ready to tackle the position of Director of Communications at TUI Cruises in Hamburg beginning August 1, 2024. At the moment serving because the Head of Media Relations at TUI Group, Esener oversees press and PR actions associated to financial and monetary issues, technique, mergers and acquisitions, in addition to broader matters together with sustainability, human sources, and IT on the Group’s headquarters.
In his new place, Esener will keep ties with TUI Group whereas transitioning to the Hamburg-based three way partnership. TUI Cruises, a profitable collaboration between TUI and Royal Caribbean with every holding a 50 p.c stake, operates a number of fleets beneath its umbrella. These embrace the Mein Schiff fleet, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises that includes luxurious vessels like MS EUROPA and MS EUROPA 2, and the expedition ships of the HANSEATIC Class.
In his new position, Kuzey Esener will report back to Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises GmbH.
Wybcke Meier: “We warmly welcome Kuzey Esener to TUI Cruises. With his extensive
experience and deep understanding of the communications landscape, he will play a
crucial role in further strengthening our brand and taking our corporate
communications to the next level. Kuzey is already well acquainted with the cruise
business and has successfully managed major projects such as the integration of
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises into the joint venture or various name giving events on behalf of
the TUI Group. I am convinced that he will make a major contribution to our success.”
Thomas Ellerbeck, Member of the Group Govt Committee of TUI Group: “I am
very pleased that Kuzey Esener is now taking the next step in his career and will take
over as Director of Communications at our successful joint venture TUI Cruises in
Hamburg on 1 August 2024. He is a highly experienced media professional, with whom
I have worked very closely since 2008 and who has successfully managed many
important projects in TUI Corporate Affairs Leadership. These include in particular
economic and financial communications at the stock exchanges in Germany and the
UK. With Mein Schiff 7, TUI Cruises will have 12 ships from June and is one of the
most modern and successful cruise shipping companies. He is taking on an exciting
leadership role in a dynamic industry and in a joint venture that is extremely important
for us at TUI.”
Kuzey Esener’s successor at TUI Group headquarters might be introduced in the end earlier than August 1.
