Register for ‘Being a Chef and a General Manager: What skills and attributes should you have?’

Bilkent University Department of Tourism and Hotel Management feat. The Alliance by Institut Paul Bocuse, invites you to a webinar.

‘Being a Chef and a General Manager: What skills and attributes should you have?’
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
5pm (GMT+3)

Guest Speaker: Albert Helms
General Manager, JW Marriott Hotel Ankara (Ankara, Turkey)

* After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The conference will be in English.

For further details, you can directly contact Asst. Prof. Eda Gürel, Chair, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management (eda@tourism.bilkent.edu.tr)

About Albert Helms

Albert Helms, General Manager JW Marriott Ankara since January 2014. Born in Saarbrücken, Germany, right on the French border Trained as a chef and worked for the next 25 years in top hotels all around the world, Switzerland, South Africa ( Sun City, Pretoria, Cape Town), Mozambique (Maputo), Seychelles, Russia before moving to management in 1999.

Corporate Chef/F&B for Marriott Europe, Frankfurt Marriott Director of Operations, then General Manager positons for the past 18 years in Renaissance St. Petersburg, Marriott Warsaw and JW Marriott Ankara. Turkey is the 9th. country he worked and lived in.

46 years in the hotel industry; 24 years with Marriott International. Past 6 years chair of the Marriott Business Council Turkey. Hobbies include BMW adventure motorbikes, music, literature, good food and beverage, travel, diving and having fun

Mottos: Never give up, trust but verify, Carpe Diem.
Favorite Wine: Champagne and Sauvignon Blanc Favorite Cocktail: Old
Fashioned Favorite Dish: Spaghetti Bolognaise