Kemal Sirtikirmizi has been named General Manager at Waldorf Astoria Kuwait
Sirtikirmizi brings more than 20 years of international hospitality experience across North America, the Middle East and North Africa, and Turkey, having worked with many luxury brands. Previous posts include stints at The St. Regis, The Ritz-Carlton, Luxury Collection, and W Hotels. As early as 2006, he was front office manager for Marriott's Ritz-Carlton Naples Beach Resort, staying until 2011 before joining St. Regis San Francisco as director of front office.
In 2013, he made his debut in the Middle East, working at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island as director of rooms. In 2015, he went to Ritz-Carlton once more, this time in Egypt to serve as director of operations, later promoted to GM.