Leadership Changes at Viking

Image: Michele Saegesser (Photo Credit: Northstar Travel Group)
Image: Michele Saegesser (Photo Credit: Northstar Travel Group)
Jen Mallia
by Jen Mallia
Last updated: 2:25 PM ET, Tue March 18, 2025

The Viking Trade Sales Organization has announced some changes in its offices. Michele Saegesser has been with Viking for 25 years. Most recently she served as Vice President of Sales and National Accounts for Viking River Cruises.  She is now pursuing other ventures and departs with company’s gratitude for her leadership and years of service. She was part of the transition planning, which includes two promotions:

Erik De La Cruz will manage Viking’s North American Field Sales Team (US & Canada), Inside Sales Team and the Groups Department,  and Mike Eng will now lead Viking’s national account partnerships, trade marketing, technology and reporting. 

Both have been part of Viking’s previous successes in various prior roles within the organization and will play a pivotal role in Viking’s strategic and sustained growth.

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Jen Mallia

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Jen Mallia is an Edmonton-based writer, editor, and Oxford comma apologist. She is a former senior editor of the CAA/AMA Insider magazines and has written for a host of publications, including The Globe and Mail. National Post, The Guardian, Today's Parent, and InStyle. 

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