Giles Hawke will succeed Jo Rzymowska as Vice-President and Managing Director Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) of Celebrity Cruises.

Hawke had previously worked for the Globus Group that entails the travel brands Cosmos, Globus and Avalon Waterways and before this, he spent seven years at MSC Cruises.

Hawke will report to Celebrity Cruises’s new president, Laura Hodges Bethge, and he will join the Royal Caribbean Group company in September.