Hilton Appoints Kenneth Svendsen Senior VP and Global Head of Sales and Reservations

Hilton Hotels Corp. announced that Kenneth Svendsen has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Sales and Reservations.

Svendsen reports to Paul Brown, Hilton President, Global Brands and Commercial Services. As head of Global Sales and Reservations, Svendsen will be responsible for group, corporate and leisure sales, third party distribution, voice reservations and customer care across Hilton Hotels Corp. globally.

Svendsen has an established track record of global sales and marketing initiatives for hospitality industry leaders and most recently held the position of Senior Vice President, Worldwide Travel Operations and Consumer Direct Sales, Disney Destinations for Walt Disney Company. Svendsen drove vacation program development and sales for Disney's owned and operated tour companies and was responsible for the reservations and customer care centers. He also previously held the positions of Vice President, Worldwide Travel Operations and In-Market Sales for Disneyland Resort and General Manager, Walt Disney Travel Company. He also served on The Walt Disney Company's Diversity Leadership Advisory Task Force.

Prior to Disney, Svendsen Worked for UK based Airtours Holidays as Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Sunquest and Suntrips Holidays as well as Vice President, Sales and Travel Operations for Tjaereborg, based in Denmark, and Regional Resort Director for the Mediterranean, Asia, North Africa and Middle East Regions.

"We are delighted to welcome Kenneth to our team," noted Paul Brown, President, Global Brands and Commercial Services, for Hilton Hotels Corp. "His vast global experience and past successes in our industry will serve to further energize our industry leading sales and customer care platforms, helping deliver continued growth opportunities for our brands."

Svendsen is a native of Denmark and has both lived and Worked on five continents.

Hilton Hotels Corp. is a global hospitality company, based in McLean, VA, with more than 3,300 hotels and 550,000 rooms in 77 countries and more than 130,000 team members worldwide.

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