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Tuesday, November 10 - 2009

Hilton Hotels Corporation appoints new Country Manager for Egypt

  • Egypt: Wednesday, August 20 - 2008 at 12:14

Hilton Hotels Corporation has announced the appointment and promotion of Mahmoud Mokhtar to Country Manager, Operations for the Hilton Family in Egypt.

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  • Mahmoud Mokhtar.
    Mahmoud Mokhtar.
Previously Mokhtar, who hails from Alexandria, was General Manager of the Ramses Hilton in Cairo.

With over two decades of international and local experience as a distinguished hotelier, Mokhtar has held highly successful stints with numerous hotel chains.

He joined Hilton in 1996, as Executive Assistant Manager for Hilton Fayrouz Resort in Sharm El Sheikh.

He was then promoted to General Manager for Hilton Nuweiba, followed by Hilton Al Ain in the U.A.E, and Cluster General Manager for all three Hilton hotels in Hurghada. He also opened Hilton Borg El Arab Resort in Alexandria, and Hilton Fiji Beach Resort in the South Pacific.

Jean-Paul Herzog, President of Hilton Hotels, Middle East & Africa commented:

"Egypt is a key market for us, not only because we are the largest hotel operator in the country, but thanks to a number of development opportunities. Mahmoud's promotion is instrumental in maintaining our competitive edge, and driving this growth. At Hilton, we strive to promote internally, and Mahmoud's experience both locally and internationally is an asset to our business."


A key priority for Mokhtar will be to drive the renovation and upgrade of the 18-strong Hilton and Conrad portfolio to ensure the highest quality and guest satisfaction standards.

The new-look Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa reopens at the end of the year, following a US$ 40 million renovation programme. Conrad Cairo will shortly undergo a refurbishment of its F&B outlets, whilst Ramses Hilton is also scheduled for a masterplan.
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Hilton Hotels Corporation is the leading global hospitality company, with more than 3,000 hotels and 500,000 rooms in more than 74 countries and territories, including 135,000 team members worldwide.

The company owns, manages or franchises a hotel portfolio of some of the best known and highly regarded 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®, and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection™.

The company currently operates 44 hotels in the Middle East & Africa - 18 hotels in Egypt, nine hotels in the UAE, five in Saudi Arabia and one each in Oman and Kuwait, plus another ten hotels in Africa and the Indian Ocean.

Hilton Hotels has a signed development pipeline of an additional 17 properties across Middle East & Africa in the U.A.E, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria and Cape Verde.

The Hilton Family of Hotels adheres to founder Conrad Hilton's philosophy that, "It has been, and continues to be, our responsibility to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality." The company put a name to its unique brand of service that has made it the best known and most highly regarded hotel company: be hospitable®. The philosophy is shared by all brands in the Hilton Family of Hotels, and is the inspiration for its overarching message of kindness and generosity.

For further information please contact:

Samantha Wood
Area Director of PR & Communications
Hilton Hotels, Middle East & Africa
Tel: +971 4 365 4886
Fax: +971 4 391 6792
OR
Nermine Seif
Senior Account Director
Rada PR
Tel: +2 02 24185741
Fax: +2 02 22917563

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