March 21, 2022

Fellow Members:

On behalf of the Board of Governors, I’m extremely pleased to announce that Zafer Goncu ,“Z”, has been formally appointed General Manager of the City Club at the Board’s most recent meeting.

After serving as Interim General Manager since late August of last year, Z has done a tremendous job in guiding the Club’s trajectory as we have sought to get back to doing the things the Club does best while the world shifted from pandemic to endemic. Along the way, Zafer oversaw a very successful and quite busy end of the year capped by strong December financial performance as our private events business really rebounded with the return of holiday parties and the like.

Since the beginning of this year, Z has focused on fine tuning the operation, working with new Exec. Assistant General Manager Josh Gary, Chef Jaime and the rest of the team to drive improvements and additions to our food and beverage offerings as well as to make refinements to the service with which those items are delivered. Having started his tenure at the City Club in 2007 as a server, Zafer understands every element of Club operations from the ground up. He is fully committed to the goal of cementing the Club’s standing as the premier fine dining venue in Baton Rouge.

We are appreciative of Zafer’s many contributions and look forward to what is yet to come. Please join me in congratulating Z and in wishing him the best in his new role.

Best,

Chip McAlpin

2022 President, Board of Governors

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