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Hilton Worldwide further expands Middle East and Africa corporate team

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, October 27 - 2009 at 16:13
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Hilton Worldwide has announced five new appointments to its senior management team in Middle East and Africa (MEA), in line with the company's expansion plans and focus in the region.

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  • Cristian Vidaurre.
    Cristian Vidaurre.
Jean-Paul Herzog, President, Hilton Worldwide, Middle East & Africa, said:
"We are delighted to further strengthen our regional Dubai-based team. With Middle East & Africa a key development region for us, we will have many more appointments to announce over the next few months. Our current operations and development plans demand specialised expertise in several functions including design and development, brand performance support, as well as F&B."


With development plans for 19 properties, and over 5,000 rooms spanning the GCC, Egypt, Levant and Africa, three of the new recruits are to Hilton Worldwide's design and construction team:

• Ishaq Al Najjar - Director of Development & Design, Hilton Worldwide, MEA.
• Cristian Vidaurre - Director of Development & Design, Hilton Worldwide, MEA.
• Ludwig Scherdel - Director of Engineering, Hilton Worldwide, MEA overseeing the MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) requirements for our properties during the development, design and construction process.

All three report to Victor Rodrigues, Vice President, Technical Services, Hilton Worldwide, MEA.

Furthermore, Marc Descrozaille joins as Senior Director of Brand Performance Support for the Hilton brand in MEA, optimising performance in quality, concept definition, distribution channels and marketing tools for all Hilton hotels across the region.

"Hilton was recently voted the number one hotel brand in the Middle East by BDRC, and Marc's efforts in the region will help us maintain this lead," continued Herzog.

Hilton Worldwide has also appointed Knud Bundgaard to the position of Area Executive Chef for 42 Hilton Worldwide properties in the area. Bundgaard is responsible for driving quality and innovation in Hilton's F&B outlets, reporting to Simon Lazarus, Area Director of F&B, Hilton Worldwide, MEA.
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About Hilton Worldwide:

Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For 90 years, Hilton Worldwide has been offering business and leisure travellers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. The company is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our brands are comprised of more than 3,400 hotels in 79 countries and include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages the world-class guest reward programme Hilton HHonors.

The company currently operates 42 hotels in the Middle East & Africa - 16 hotels in Egypt, nine hotels in the UAE, six in Saudi Arabia and one each in Oman and Kuwait, plus another nine hotels in Africa and the Indian Ocean.

Hilton Worldwide has a signed development pipeline of an additional 19 properties across Middle East & Africa in the U.A.E, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda, Nigeria and Cape Verde, and Tanzania.

For more information about the company and our pipeline, please visit www.hiltonworldwide.com and www.hiltondevelopment.com.

The Hilton Reservations and Customer Care telephone numbers in the Middle East are as follows:

UAE - 8000 20000 11
Qatar - 8000 20 222
KSA - 800 82000 10
Egypt - 19009
Bahrain - 8000 4058
Jordan - 00202 25805927
Kuwait - 222 56 200
Lebanon - 00202 25805928
Oman - 800 78 788
Syria - 00202 25805926

For further information please contact:

Samantha Wood
Director, Corporate Communications
Hilton Worldwide, Middle East & Africa
Tel: +971 4 365 4886

Keren Gatty Saunt
Associate Account Director
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Tel: +971 4 323 3668
Fax: +971 4 323 3669
PO Box 49422, Dubsi, UAE

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