Today, MMGY Global, a marketing firm that focuses on travel, hospitality, and lifestyle, made two significant additions to its Global Leadership Team. Caroline Moultrie has been appointed as the President of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and Craig Compagnone has assumed the role of President for the Americas region.
With the backing of EagleTree Capital as a new investment partner, these hires will facilitate targeted and expandable development, centered around delivering exceptional service to the worldwide travel, hospitality, and lifestyle sectors. Starting from January 1, both roles will be reporting directly to Katie Briscoe, the CEO of MMGY Global.
Briscoe stated that MMGY Global is dedicated to bringing together exceptional individuals from diverse backgrounds to manage our operations and client strategy in the ever-evolving industry landscape. Caroline and Craig, who have been integral leaders within the company for a long time, possess extensive expertise that will undoubtedly elevate our global service offerings in their respective regions to unprecedented levels.
Caroline Moultrie, President, EMEA
Moultrie is MMGY Global’s first President of EMEA. As former Managing Director of MMGY Hills Balfour and Executive Vice President of the World Travel & Tourism Council, Moultrie is a global business leader and strategist with a highly established network of senior contacts across the travel and tourism sector. Her strategic insights and hands-on experience position her as a go-to leader for steering brands toward unparalleled success.
In her new role, she will oversee all operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East for MMGY Global, continuing to shape the industry narrative and drive transformative outcomes at scale.
Craig Compagnone, President, Americas
An 18-year veteran of the agency, Compagnone has supported MMGY Global in many positions and will now serve as President, Americas. His guidance on brand strategy and deployment has led to successful and award-winning marketing solutions for clients across multiple travel industry disciplines, including tourism, hospitality, cruise, attractions and OTAs as well as ownership, operations and commercial development.
Previously serving as President and COO, he helped manage MMGY Global’s expanding geographic footprint – overseeing the growth of its research, consulting and European operations. Compagnone serves on the Destinations International Board of Directors, and he is consistently featured as a presenter and speaker on industry topics. His travel insights are highly regarded by The New York Times, Skift, Ad Age, Travel Weekly and other top publications.
As President of the Americas, Compagnone will lead all disciplines and services for North and South America, inclusive of MMGY Global’s best-in-class integrated marketing, public relations, media and research practices.
Accompanying Compagnone, Moultrie and Briscoe on the Global Leadership Team are Chief Financial Officer Hugh McConnell, Chief Human Resources Officer Mia Wise and Chief Marketing Officer Karla Flannery. Headquartered in Kansas City since its founding in 1981, MMGY Global has grown to 600 teammates and 14 offices worldwide.
