Goktan Kavak has been appointed General Manager of Grand Mirage Resort & Thalasso Bali, bringing extensive experience across hotel operations, resort management, revenue strategy, and commercial performance to his new leadership role.
Kavak joins Grand Mirage Resort & Thalasso Bali after serving as General Manager of Novotel Suva Lami Bay in Fiji from November 2025 to July 2026. During his tenure, he led full hotel operations across Rooms, Food & Beverage, Sales, Finance, Engineering, HR, and Events.
At Novotel Suva Lami Bay, Kavak delivered notable improvements in the property’s performance. Before joining Novotel Suva Lami Bay, Kavak spent more than eight years with Warwick Hotels and Resorts, progressing through a series of operational and revenue management roles across the Pacific and Middle East.
He served as General Manager of Warwick Fiji from August 2023 to October 2025, leading the 247-room resort and overseeing its operations, financial performance, guest satisfaction, F&B, marketing initiatives, property enhancement projects, and sustainability programmes.
Before becoming General Manager, Kavak was Resort Manager at Warwick Fiji Resort, where he directed daily operations, cost control, service standards, business planning, and guest service initiatives. He also served as Acting General Manager at Warwick Le Lagon Resort in Vanuatu.
Kavak’s revenue management experience with Warwick Hotels and Resorts includes serving as Group Revenue Manager – MENA, overseeing revenue management across 15 properties in the Middle East and North Africa. Earlier, as Regional Revenue Manager – South Pacific & Indonesia, he managed revenue strategies across a portfolio of six properties and led cluster revenue management activities.
He began his career in operational roles, including Revenue Manager at Warwick Hotels and Resorts in Iraq, where he worked across pricing strategies, booking trends, online distribution, and digital channels. He previously served as Assistant Front Office Manager at Divan Erbil Hotel.
His earlier experience also includes roles as Front Office Manager at DoubleTree by Hilton Avanos, Cappadocia, Front Office Service Manager at Sheraton Cesme Resort Hotel & SPA, and Night Manager at D-Resort Göcek in Türkiye.
Across his career, Kavak has developed expertise spanning hotel and resort operations, revenue management, commercial strategy, financial performance, guest experience, MICE, and team leadership, with professional experience across Fiji, Vanuatu, Lebanon, Iraq, Indonesia, and Türkiye.
Congratulations to Goktan Kavak on his appointment as General Manager of Grand Mirage Resort & Thalasso Bali, and best wishes for continued success in this new leadership role.
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