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Hilton Hotels Corporation is the leading global hospitality company, with more than 3,300 hotels and 550,000 rooms in 77 countries and more than 130,000 team members worldwide. The company owns, manages or franchises some of the best known and highly regarded hotel brands including Hilton®, Conrad® Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites Hotels®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn & Suites®, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hilton Grand Vacations?, Homewood Suites by Hilton®, the Waldorf Astoria? and the Waldorf Astoria Collection?, as well as the recently launched Home2 Suites by Hilton?. The company also manages the world-class guest reward program Hilton HHonors®.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Christopher J. NassettaNumber of Employees 130,000
Contact Information
7930 Jones Branch Drive
Suite 1100
McLean, Virginia 22102
703-883-1000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels: 721110
Recent Events
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REIT Replay: Dubai's worldwide drag
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Overheard
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Hilton executive in corporate 'espionage' case exits
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Hilton Names John Vanderslice as Global Head of Luxury and Lifestyle Brands
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Senior Director, Third Party Online Distribution
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Hilton Appoints Kenneth Svendsen Senior VP and Global Head of Sales and Reservations
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Biz Memoranda: 8/9/2009
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Though Hotels Are Slumping, Hyatt Preps for IPO
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Chuck Sullivan Joins Hilton as Senior Vice President Global Online Services
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Names in the news: August 2009
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Hilton Checks Into New Tysons Headquarters
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Hilton Names Jonas Neihardt SVP Government Affairs
News & Analysis
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Awash In Hilton Debt, Blackstone Is Getting Back To Basics
BNET
- 2009-10-28
After a solid year in which its valuation more than doubled, private equity giant Blackstone Group has been taking a beating in recent weeks. Blackstone's huge position in Hilton Hotels has saddled it with a chunk of hard-to-manage debt: so much so that some analysts expect the...
Hilton Capitalizes on Mad Men Popularity
BNET
- 2009-10-22
In a marketing move worthy of Don Draper, Hilton Hotels has teamed up with AMC's "Mad Men" to offer its guests a chance at winning a co-branded sweepstakes package. Why? For one thing, the show is popular and stylish, everything a hotel should be. But the more...
Hotels Compete Via Loyalty Programs, But Are They Worth It?
BNET
- 2009-06-30
With the summer travel season upon us, hotel companies are vying for travelers' dollars by amping up their loyalty rewards programs, even trying to one-up each other in their offerings. InterContinental Hotels Group came out this week with its latest Priority Club Rewards deal: a "Points &...
Travel Roundup: Anaheim's $76.3M Disney Deal, Cruise West's 335-Day Cruise, Houston Gives Embassy Suites $9.6M and More
BNET
- 2009-05-27
Anaheim votes to extend $76.3 million tax break to Disney hotel developer -- The Anaheim City Council voted Tuesday to extend a $76.3-million tax break to a developer building two Disney-operated luxury hotels, despite strong opposition. The council voted to make up to 15 years of  assistance payments to GardenWalk Hotel...
Travel Roundup: Riviera Holdings Defaults, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Grounds Bombardiers, Disney Cruises Into L.A. and More
BNET
- 2009-04-01
Riviera Holdings to default on loans -- Riviera Holdings, owner of the Riviera casinos in Las Vegas and Colorado, said it will default on its $227 million credit facility and expressed doubt about the company's future in its fourth-quarter results. Losses included $12.7 million, about twice what it was last year. Riviera...
The Budget Extended-Stay Hotel Niche: Can Hilton Compete?
BNET
- 2009-01-27
Hilton Hotels Corp. launched its new extended-stay hotel, Home2 Suites by Hilton, with an average price of about $100 a night. Hilton is joining other chains in filling the lower-cost, extended-stay niche and the company reported it already had 10 franchise applicants. The first of the hotels is expected to start construction this year with...
Ruth Museum seeks boost from hotel gala
- 2008-10-21
This is what he's been waiting for. When the Babe Ruth Museum holds its annual gala on Nov. 1, the celebration -- this year honoring the career of legendary sportscaster Jim McKay -- will mark more than just an influx of Maryland's Olympic heroes and one of the...
Iceland Devaluation Has Silver Lining for Visiting Americans
- 2008-10-10
New "Winter Madness" $549 Weekend Package Offered in November NEW YORK -- If there's one silver lining in Iceland's troubled economy it's this: American visitors to Iceland can enjoy the best exchange rate in recent memory. For a time in 2007, one dollar netted just 58 Icelandic krona ISK....
Geppi's Entertainment Museum, state of Maryland ensnarled in rent
- 2008-09-30
Geppi's Entertainment Museum and the state agency that leases the museum its space have been embroiled in a rent dispute for more than a year, the agency's chairman said Monday. "I think it'll all be resolved and take a couple more days," said Frederick W. Puddester of the...
Hilton Hotels Appoints Thomas C. Kennedy as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- 2008-09-24
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Hilton Hotels Corporation ("Hilton") today announced the appointment of Thomas C. Kennedy as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Kennedy will report to Hilton's President and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher J. Nassetta, and will be responsible for oversight of all Hilton's global finance functions....
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Christopher J. Nassetta | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Martin Rinck | President, Asia Pacific |
| James T. Harvey | CIO & Executive Vice President |
| Robert M. La Forgia | CFO & Executive Vice President |
| Adrian Kurre | Senior Vice President, Brand Management |
| Anthony Nieves | Senior Vice President, Purchasing |
| Antoine Dagot | Senior Vice President, Vacation Ownership |
| Ellen D. Gonda | Senior Vice President, Global Communications and Public Relations |
| Jeffrey Diskin | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Marc Grossman | Senior Vice President, Corp Affairs |
| Mariel A. Joliet | Senior Vice President & Treasurer |
| Mark Komine | Senior Vice President, Sales & Commercial Development, Americas |
| Molly McKenzie-Swarts | Senior Vice President, HR |
| Patrick Terwilliger | Senior Vice President, Architecture & Construction |
| Robert E. Dirks | Senior Vice President, Brand Management & Marketing |
| Ted Middleton | Senior Vice President, Development & Finance |
| Tim S. Glasset | Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel |
| W. Steven Standefer | Senior Vice President, Tax |
| William Fortier | Senior Vice President, Franchise Development |
| Andrew Flack | Vice President, Global Brand Marketing, Hilton Brand |
| Craig Armstrong | Vice President, Finance Admin |
| John Lee | Vice President, Brand Marketing, Embassy Suites |
| Kathy Shepard | Vice President, Corp Communications |
| Kendra Walker | Vice President, Brand Communications |
| Michael Hirsch | Vice President |
| Rebecca Wyatt | Vice President, Brand Integration |
| Rob Scypinski | Vice President, Sales, Americas |
| W. David Little | Vice President, Risk Management |
| William Fitzgerald | Vice President & General Manager |
| William Thompson | Vice President, Corp Treasury |
| John Kuithe | General Manager |
| Faith Thoms | Director, PR & Communication, Asia Pacific |
| Jeanne Datz | Director, Communications |
| Mark Taylor | Director, HSIA Guest |
| Matt Zolbe | Director, Marketing |
| Robert Allegrini | Director, Communications |
| Simat E. Dika | Director, Marketing Communications |
| Wannapa Rakkeo | Director, Conferences |
| Anges Sibel | Manager, Brand Communications |
| Robert O. Balmer | General, Manager, Hilton Burbank Airport |
| Sharon Lee | Manager, Communications |
| Thomas Wingham | Senior Manager, Brand Communications |
| David A. Thompson | Senior Vice President & Controller |
| Amar Lalvani | Global Head of Luxury and Lifestyle Brand Development |
| Candace Hollis | Coordinator, Investor Relations |
| Ross A. Klein | Global Head of Luxury and Lifestyle Brands |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| William Barron Hilton | Chairman |
| A. Steven Crown | Board of Directors |
| Barbara Bell Coleman | Board of Directors |
| Benjamin V. Lambert | Board of Directors |
| Christine Garvey | Board of Directors |
| Donna F. Tuttle | Board of Directors |
| John L. Notter | Board of Directors |
| Matthew J. Hart | Board of Directors |
| Peter M. George | Board of Directors |
| Peter V. Ueberroth | Board of Directors |
| Robert L. Johnson | Board of Directors |
| Sam D. Young | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corp. | President and Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. | Second Vice Chair | Current |
| CoStar Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| McIntire School of Commerce | Advisory Board | Current |
| Oliver Carr Company | Chief Development Officer | Former |
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | President and Chief Executive Officer and Director | Former |
| Prime Group Realty Trust | Trustee | Former |
| Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | President, Asia Pacific | Current |
| Carlson Hotels Worldwide | President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | CIO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | CFO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, Brand Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, Purchasing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Printeron | Executive Vice President for Hilton Hotels Corporation | Current |
| Hampton Inn Hotels | Executive Vice President for Hilton Hotels Corporation | Current |
| Hampton Inn Suites Chicago | Executive Vice President for Hilton Hotels Corporation | Current |
| Alertness Solutions | Executive Vice President for Hilton Hotels Corporation | Current |
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, Vacation Ownership | Current |
| Hampton Inn Braintree | Current | |
| Hilton Grand Vacations Club | Current | |
| Hampton Inn Memphis-Walnut Grove | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hampton Inn Hotels | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hampton Inn Suites Chicago | Board of Directors | Current |
| Alertness Solutions | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hilton Grand Vacations Company | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Hilton Grand Vacations Company | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, Global Communications and Public Relations | Current |
| The Carlyle Group Inc. | Director of Communications for the Americas | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Hilton El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, Corp Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President & Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, Sales & Commercial Development, Americas | Current |
| Prime Hospitality Corp. | Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, Architecture & Construction | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, Brand Management & Marketing | Current |
| Hilton Hotels Div. | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, Development & Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, Tax | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President, Franchise Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President, Global Brand Marketing, Hilton Brand | Current |
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Hilton Asia Pacific | Former |
| Australian Graduate School of Management | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President, Finance Admin | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President, Brand Marketing, Embassy Suites | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President, Corp Communications | Current |
| Hilton El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort | Vice President, Corp Communications | Current |
| Hilton Equipment Corp. | Vice President, Corp Communications | Former |
| Hilton Hotels Div. | Vice President, Corp Communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President, Brand Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President, Brand Integration | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President, Sales, Americas | Current |
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Director of Sales and Marketing, Hilton San Francisco | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President, Risk Management | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President & General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Vice President, Corp Treasury | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | General Manager | Current |
| Hampton Inn St. Charles Hotel | Assistant General Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Director, PR & Communication, Asia Pacific | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Director, Communications | Current |
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Director, Communications | Former |
| Hilton Equipment Corp. | Director, Communications | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Director, HSIA Guest | Current |
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Director, Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Director, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Director, Marketing Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Director, Conferences | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Manager, Brand Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | General, Manager, Hilton Burbank Airport | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Manager, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Manager, Brand Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Senior Vice President & Controller | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Global Head of Luxury and Lifestyle Brand Development | Current |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Development, Luxury Brands & Global Head of Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Coordinator, Investor Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Global Head of Luxury and Lifestyle Brands | Current |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | President, W Hotels Worldwide | Former |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | President & COO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Hilton Hotels Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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Hilton Hotels Corporation Recognizes Development Champions for Hilton, Doubletree and Embassy Suites Hotels
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Hilton Names Andrew Flack VP Global Brand Marketing
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Hilton Garden Inn Blossoms in Saudi Arabia
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NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 47%;June Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business(R);Business...
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NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 47%; June Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business; Business Activity Index at 49.8%; New Orders Index at 48.6%; Employment Index at 43.4%
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Hilton Selects Cvent Supplier Network as New Lead Channel For Group Business
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Hilton Selects Cvent Supplier Network as New Lead Channel for Group Business
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Hilton HHonors Presents Summer Concert Giveaway
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Hilton Selects Cvent Supplier Network as New Lead Channel For Group Business
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