Sercan Ugurlu

Dynamic Group Executive Chef with classical Le Cordon Bleu training and a strong Mediterranean culinary foundation, bringing extensive experience leading a national restaurant group of 21 sites. Recognised for creating award-nominated menus, elevating brand identity, and driving operational excellence across high-volume, multi-site operations. Highly skilled in implementing and optimising culinary and operational systems, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and full H&S and HACCP compliance. Adept at reading market trends, evolving concepts, and adapting menus to meet changing guest expectations while maintaining strong commercial performance. A decisive and forward-thinking culinary leader with proven strengths in team development, coaching, retention, GP management, auditing, and delivering memorable guest experiences.

• In Turkey, I completed 36 months of National Service. At 20 years old this was a great life experience and taught me much about my own self-management, about managing stressful situations and how to work alongside others in such situations. I learned respect, patience and compassion among many other valuable life skills.

• March 2019 - Directors Development Program – by Stephen Waters of Watershed Management School, LONDON.
• This 6-day course concentrated on team building, team turnover, creating healthy working environments, profiling learner types and directing teaching to fit, and coaching as a manager. This course was incredibly useful for me given the growth of our group and has given me enhanced understanding of time management, performance management and reducing team turnover.