Former Tui and Virgin Holidays sales manager Ashleigh Raymond will join the business on 11 March reporting into Classic head of sales, north, Leanne Edwards.
The move sees her return to a frontline travel trade role after a spell lecturing in travel and tourism at Newcastle College.
Edwards said Raymond would bring a breadth of "relevant industry experience" to her role with Classic, replacing Emma Rodgers who joined A-Rosa River Cruises in the new year.