Emre Sayin to depart Global Ports Holding

Sayin told Seatrade Cruise News he will leave the company, tagged as the world’s largest independent cruise ports operator, in late May and is set to be replaced by Co-founder and Chairman Mehmet Kutman. He gave no indication if he would be staying in the cruise industry or move to new pastures.

Sayin, who attended Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami this week where GPH showcased its 26 ports based across the US, Caribbean, Europe, Mediterranean and Asia, has headed up GPH for six years.

Technology experience

Prior to that he had over 15 years of executive experience in technology – including telecom retail – and it was on the subject of better use of technology to improve the land experience of cruise guests that he gave insights into during a one to one at the Seatrade conference.

Successful IPO

In 2017, Sayin led a successful IPO bid to raise $230m on the London market. At that time GPH ran cruise terminals at 14 ports located in eight countries, mostly in the Mediterranean but also in Singapore.

Caribbean, European ports

Ports in the Caribbean and North Europe have since been added and most recently the Port of Crotone, Italy and Port of Tarragona, Spain has joined the group. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, port of Arrecife in Lanzarote and Puerto del Rosario in Fuerteventura also came under the port operator late last year.