Julian Pfitzner, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is leaving the company, passing the leadership baton onto his colleague Isolde Susset.
Pfitzner took over operational management of the luxury and expedition cruise operator in December 2020. At his own request, he is handing over the helm of the five luxury and expedition ships to Susset, who has shaped the expedition segment at Hapag-Lloyd Cruises for more than two decades.
Previously, Pfitzner was responsible for strategic and product marketing at Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, the Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Club and product management of the EUROPA 2 for over ten years. With the development and design of the EUROPA 2, he set standards in modern luxury cruising.
Subscribe to LATTE Cruise’s free eNewsletter to keep up to date with everything in the luxury cruise space.“We would like to thank Julian Pfitzner very much for his great commitment and wish him all the best for his future responsibilities,” said Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises. “At the same time, we are looking forward to a more intensive collaboration with Isolde Susset and wish her every success in her new position as Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.
“With the creation of new positions in product management and the realignment in the areas of customer service, sales and marketing, we believe Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is ideally positioned for the future,” Meier said.
