Nehir Kaplan Nehir Kaplan joins IHG from Grand Hyatt Muscat, where he was Revenue Manager. Prior to this he worked as International Sales & Revenue Manager in Crowne Plaza Istanbul-Asia. Nehir has also previously worked with Sofa Hotels & Resorts and the Ritz-Carlton Istanbul hotel. In his role as Hotel Performance Support Manager, Kaplan will look after the performance of IHG branded hotels in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria.