Costa Names Maurice Zarmati President, CEO-North America

Maurice Zarmati has been named president and CEO of Costa Cruise Lines-North America. Zarmati, who is currently vice president of sales for Carnival Cruise Lines, will assume his new role beginning March 31. Mr. Zarmati has been with Carnival since 1972.

In his new role, Mr. Zarmati will report directly to Gianni Onorato, president of Costa Crociere, and will be responsible for all sales and marketing efforts for Costa’s North and Central American regions.

This includes sales development, marketing, revenue management, finance, human resources and passenger services. Before Mr. Zarmati begins his tenure, Joni Rein, vice president of sales development, and Ruben Perez, vice president of passenger services, will oversee all main functions of the Costa-North America office.