Maria José (Majo) Crousillat

Maria José (Majo) Crousillat has extensive experience in communications and marketing. Maria José (Majo) currently holds the position of Head of Communications at viagogo since February 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Peloton Interactive from February 2021 to February 2023 as the Director of International Communications. In this role, they led Peloton's international communications strategy for market and product launches, managed a team of PR and social media experts, and oversaw consumer and corporate communications outside of North America.

Before joining Peloton, Maria worked at Marriott International from May 2017 to February 2021. In their role as Director of Communications for Select Brands Europe, they led the European communications strategy for seven global brands. Maria José (Majo) was responsible for crisis response and issues management in Europe, developed strategic growth announcements, and managed a team and multiple PR agencies across various European markets.

Maria also has experience working at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. as Associate Director of Communications for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East from May 2014 to May 2017. In this role, they developed and managed international PR strategies for six global brands, implemented communications strategies for key hotel openings and global brand campaigns, and supported crisis communications.

Prior to that, Maria worked at Porter Novelli as a Senior Consultant from October 2011 to May 2014. Maria José (Majo)'sresponsibilities included leading European and global PR strategies for various B2B and B2C accounts, providing strategic guidance, and developing creative content and marketing materials.

Maria began their career at AmCham Belgium, where they worked in communications and marketing before moving on to roles at Youth-in-Motion, The University of British Columbia, TRIUMF, and BC Hydro.

Overall, Maria José (Majo) Crousillat has a wealth of experience in communications and has held key roles in leading organizations in the hospitality, fitness, and e-commerce industries.

Maria José (Majo) Crousillat pursued their education chronologically at two different institutions. From 1994 to 2004, they attended Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt, for which no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. Subsequently, from 2005 to 2010, Majo enrolled at The University of British Columbia, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. During their time at UBC, they focused their studies on International Relations and Psychology. In addition to their formal education, Maria José Crousillat also obtained the "Agile Marketing Foundations" certification from LinkedIn in October 2020.