Lale is an architect with a masters degree on construction management. Before entering hospitality sector she worked on various large scale construction projects in Turkey. Lale has spent last 15 years working for major International hospitality companies overseeing many hotel project delivery processes from signing to opening mostly on Eastern Europe, Turkey and CIS region. She has worked on new built and conversion projects of select, full service and luxury segment hotels. Lale is leading one of the 3 regions in Europe for Marriott International, where she’s been working for the last 6 years.