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Delights from the Turkish Chapter Alumni Reunion
You will be surprised how hard it is to convince 24 people to
attend a «César Ritz» alumni reunion dinner when it’s pouring
with rain outside! Nevertheless, they all turned out on the evening
of Friday 29 September, thus proving that the spirit of excellence
lives on!
I am proud to say that this has been the biggest attendance to
date at a Turkish chapter reunion and I would like to thank all
those who came along and made it such an unforgettable event!
Let me share with you all our news!
Tarik Nasser has resigned from Divan Hotels where he was Director
of Business Development and he has set up his own company
providing the catering and laundry service for local Acibadem
hospitals. Eren Ulusahin has opened yet another establishment, a
Hip Hotel in the heart of Istanbul where he is General Manager.
Harika Seckin has been working with the Divan Hotel Group for
more than 10 years, where she is now Director of Quality and
Human Resources. Ceyda Canli and Ferda Tuncman who are now
both married also joined us. Ceyda is currently working at Servus
International as an audit consultant. Ferda is a stay-at-home mum
but is keen to return to the hotel business soon.
Belgin Aksoy, board member of Aksoy group, is pursuing new
challenges in the heart of Istanbul’s
Beyoglu district, working on a project
to convert the Marquis Passage into a
Boutique Hotel.
Pelin Atabek couldn’t attend as she
has moved to Izmir. She is Assistant
Sales Manager at the Swissotel Grand
Efes Hotel. Unfortunately Kerem Suner
couldn’t join us either. He has recently
WANTED! A New Name for the Alphorn!
In October 2007, Hotelconsult «César Ritz» Colleges will be
25 years old. On this occasion, we are launching the new
generation of our Alumni Association – and that includes your
alumni magazine. To make it more dynamic, the magazine will
receive a makeover, with a new format, new layout and… new
name!
We are pleased to invite you to join us in the search for that
name. We’re looking for something unique and catchy. It needs
to be short, easy to pronounce in many languages, and should
refl ect the following key elements of the magazine: friendship
and family; networking; success; information and news.
All «César Ritz» Colleges alumni, students, and staff from the
Brig and Le Bouveret campuses are welcome to participate and
From left to right: Sinan, Eren, Ayhan, Aylin,
Zeynep, Tarik, Sibel, Berk and Ceyda
been appointed Food and Beverage Operations Manager of the
UK-based Harvey Nichols fashion store.
We send our congratulations to two of our
alumni, Aylin Menguc and Sinan Sorguc,
who were married on 25 March 2006 and
are expecting a baby in a few months
time!
We even had a birthday to celebrate!
Berk Yener Demir’s wife Sibel had planned
to spend her special day elsewhere, until
I convinced them to come celebrate with
us! It was already a great event, but that
was the icing on the cake!
Ayhan Cöner, Turkish Chapter President
should send us their suggestions: you may propose as many
names as you like!
A jury composed of «César Ritz» Colleges’ staff and
management, as well as alumni chapter presidents will judge
the entries and decide on the name to be used as of 2007! The
winner will be announced in the next issue of the magazine
and will receive a prize. He or she will also be honoured at the
next annual alumni reunion in Switzerland.
So, it’s over to you. Show us how creative and imaginative you
can be! Please send your suggestions to alumni@ritz.edu by
15 February 2007. We thank you in advance.
Now let the brainstorming begin!
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