deniz-omurgonulsen

Deniz Omurgonulsen was appointed vice president of membership for The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. in April 2010. In her role, she is responsible for the overall membership of The Leading Hotels of the World, including managing new member development and leading its customer success team.

Ms. Omurgonulsen joined the company in March 2005 as strategic planning manager. In 2006, she became director of membership development, and has overseen membership acquisition and retention since then. Ms. Omurgonulsen has been a key member of the Quality Committee which continuously monitors and controls the high level of standards required from all member hotels.

Within her scope of work, she oversees the portfolio curation of more than 400 member hotels worldwide, leading owner and hotelier relations in more than 80 countries. In addition, her global team is in charge of distribution, revenue strategy, and business development for all the LHW member hotels. In addition, Ms. Omurgonulsen leads the quality initiatives to ensure that the brand positioning of The Leading Hotels of the World remains in top positioning.

Prior to joining The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. Ms. Omurgonulsen worked with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts in operations based at The Pierre Hotel in New York. In addition to her property responsibilities, she conducted numerous successful corporate-wide training and quality initiatives, including participating in pre-opening hotel training teams and implementing a global e-learning platform.

She graduated with honors from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration. Member of the Cornell Council she is still actively involved in Cornell Hotel Society and its Foundation.