Murat Gun

Murat Gun is the Managing Director of Emirates Leisure Retail UAE and Travel Retail and is part of the Emirates Leisure Retail Executive Management team. He has over 20 years of management experience in the food & beverage industry and retail across the USA and Türkiye with experience in strategy, travel retail, business development and operations.

Prior to ELR Murat held the position of Managing Director at M.H. Alshaya in Türkiye for seven years, where he was responsible for 15 different brands, including Starbucks, Pinkberry as well as Bath and Body Works. He spearheaded a complete turnaround of Alshaya Türkiye; using strategic focus, ecommerce, management empowerment, staff training tools with his emphasis on a “service first” mentality. His commercial acumen and leadership skills enable him to motivate and inspire cross-functional teams.

He holds multiple degrees in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Switzerland, Türkiye and the USA.