Tolga Lacin, complex general manager — The Westin and Le Méridien Mina Seyahi, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.
9. Tolga Lacin
Complex general manager — The Westin and Le Méridien Mina Seyahi, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Lacin has worked in F&B since the early 1990s and has been in his current position for three years, having moved up through the company’s ranks during the last decade. In recent years, he established the Starwood Regional F&B division and the Starwood F&B Council in the region, and has led new F&B concepts at the St. Regis Dubai, W Dubai — Sheikh Zayed Road, and Westin Dubai — Sheikh Zayed Road. This year, among the new openings he has been involved with is Le Méridien Mina Seyahi — a new restaurant called Fish Beach Taverna that is already garnering positive reviews. The concept, which opened in September, is supplied with fish caught by a team of fisherman in Lacin's native Turkey, bringing an authentic taste of the Aegean Sea to Dubai. Lacin. who moved to Dubai in 2009 to become EAM for F&B at The Westin Dubai and Le Méridien Mina Seyahi, has previously held positions on the Asia Pacific Starwood team and at The Westin Shanghai.
Bite-sized facts:
Number of years in the F&B industry: 23
Number of years with this company: 14
Number of years in this role: 3
Number of years working in the Middle East: 9
Nationality: Turkish
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