AFTER 21 years with Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, during which he rose from F&B director to executive vice president, Cetin Sekercioglu has moved on to join Millennium & Copthorne International Ltd (MCIL) as president-Asia, a position which MCIL has been trying to fill since last year.
Headquartered in Singapore, MCIL is the Asian arm of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc (M&C).
Reporting to Aloysius Lee, M&C’s CEO based in London, Sekercioglu will provide leadership and strategic direction for the entire Asia team, with the objective of delivering maximum business growth and profitability for the group.
The role was previously filled by Franz Zeller, but in the capacity of senior vice president and was short-lived. Sekercioglu’s president-Asia position “reflects his wider experience and the expertise he brings to the group”, a spokesman said.
With more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Sekercioglu has lived and worked in many parts of the world including Singapore, Turkey, America, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand. His last position at Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts was as executive vice president South-east Asia and Oceania.
