Cerrah Sami Kaplanci In his new role, Kaplanci will oversee the hotel's operations and the commercial performance of the resort, which includes 650 guest rooms and suites, 15 restaurants and bars, the spa and a conference centre. With over 22 years of international hospitality experience, Kaplanci’s previous roles include cluster general manager of Rixos Sharm El Sheikh and Rixos Seagate Sharm in Egypt; general manager for Rixos Alamein in Egypt; general manager of the Sunrise Select Royal Makadi Resort in Egypt; assistant director of operations for the Joy Group of Hotels in Turkey and general manager of Akka Hotels in Turkey. His career began in Germany at the Intercontinental Köln in Germany after he graduated with a double degree in hotel management and economics from Bavaria Altötting, Germany in 1992. He then spent three years there before he moved to Turkey to join The Iberotel Sarigerme Park in 1995. Half Turkish, half German, Kaplanci brings years of invaluable experience to the resort, where he will be responsible for a number of the resort’s developmental projects including the opening of a new waterpark, new restaurants and major resort refurbishments.