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| Bill Duncan will oversee the newly created All Suites division and serve as brand manager for Embassy Suites. |
MCLEAN, VA—Hilton Worldwide has created an All Suites brand category to include Embassy Suites by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton, as well as changing up its brand leadership roster.
Hilton Worldwide orchestrated this movement to amplify its growing brand portfolio, and with its All Suites category, maximize the synergistic relationship that the three brands share across development, operations and sales, according to the company. These changes will foster greater owner support, quality assurance and product enhancement.
“One of Hilton Worldwide’s greatest attributes is our brand management expertise and leadership,” said Jim Holthouser, EVP, global brands, Hilton Worldwide. “Today our brand management strength is as important as ever with the rapid global expansion of our brands and the need to keep them fresh, relevant and highly competitive.”
He added, “To continually strengthen our bench of brand management talent, we believe in giving our leaders broader brand exposure and experiences across different brand categories. With this in mind, I am delighted to announce that several of our brand leaders will be taking on new assignments within our portfolio.”
The following transitions will take effect in January:
Dianna Vaughan will be promoted to SVP and become the global head of DoubleTree by Hilton; she will also continue to oversee the Curio brand. Vaughan’s background includes 23 years of experience with Hilton in a variety of leadership positions. Most recently, she led the launch of Curio – A Collection by Hilton, and has driven its conversion pipeline across the world.
John Greenleaf will be appointed to global head, Hilton Garden Inn. Throughout his career, Greenleaf has built an impressive track record across the hospitality industry in both full and focused service brands, according to the company.
Adrian Kurre will be appointed as global head, Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites. Kurre has more than two decades in the industry. There were four operating Hilton Garden Inn hotels when Kurre started and, during his 19-year tenure, he has overseen its growth to more than 650 properties.
Bill Duncan will oversee the newly created All Suites division. He will also serve as brand manager for Embassy Suites. Duncan has more than 25 years of experience with Hilton, most recently serving as global head of Homewood Suites by Hilton and Home2 Suites by Hilton. Prior to his tenure with Hilton’s extended-stay brands, Duncan worked nearly a decade on the Embassy Suites brand team serving in various management, hotel performance support and sales roles.
Hilton’s suite-style brands comprise nearly 15% of the company’s current inventory and almost 20% of its pipeline, by rooms.
“Leading this evolving group of all-suite hotels, there is great opportunity to take the success of the Embassy, Homewood and Home2 Suites brands to the next level as they continue their global growth,” said Duncan. “As the first hospitality company to take an integrated approach to managing suite-style brands, we are transforming the All Suites category to provide a more intuitive offering for owners, as well as our guests from around the world who look to us as their home away from home.”
