Daphne is the Managing Director at DTM Global Consultancy where she delivers all hospitality and branded residence related consultancy services. In select geographic markets, global firms such as JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, and EY engage DTM to support hospitality and branded residence advisory mandates

She has over 22 years of business experience in hotel operations and consultancy. She is adept at evaluating complex hospitality and mixed-use developments. She has worked on multiple large and high-profile developments representing a combined value of €10 billion. She has advised a significant number of regional and international clients including Aareal Bank, Eurohypo, Merrill Lynch, major international hotel brands, ADIA, QIA and BLG Capital. She has carried out projects in 14 countries across four continents.

Daphne has been actively involved in asset management, hotel valuations, portfolio pricing, and due diligence reporting, as well as feasibility analyses, operator searches, contract negotiations, and development across a wide range of hospitality projects. Her experience spans from budget to luxury hotels, covering both city and resort properties. She has successfully carried out assignments in major global destinations—including Istanbul, London, Paris, Venice, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco—as well as in secondary cities and resort markets throughout Europe.

Prior to DTM Global Consultancy, Daphne worked for six years at Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, including at their London office. In Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, Daphne oversaw a full range of services including advisory, market research, operator search & management contract negotiation, asset management and transaction.

Before joining Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, Daphne has gained extensive operation and hotel opening experience in the United States and Europe with Accor, Hilton, Sol Melia and Kempinski. At Çırağan Palace Kempinski, she managed the cost optimization and profit strategies, benchmarking and budgeting of all hotel operations ensuring brand standards and guest satisfaction.

Daphne holds a Master’s Degree (M.B.A), from IMHI- Cornell University-ESSEC where she specialized at hospitality real estate and finance and a BSc Degree in Tourism and Hotel Management from Bilkent University where she received “all around best student award”. She is a member of RICS (Valuation) and a registered valuer.

Fluent in English, French, and Turkish, with upper-intermediate Italian and basic Spanish and German, Daphne combines global expertise with a multicultural perspective. Beyond her consultancy work, she has contributed to academia as an adjunct lecturer and as a guest lecturer at leading universities and real estate programs, where she shares her knowledge in hospitality finance, development, and asset management.