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Hilton Hotels
Michael Collini
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VP Development - Northern & Eastern Europe and Turkey
www.hilton.com
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Specialty
leading global hospitality company, with more than 3,400 hotels in more than 79 countries and territories
Summary Biography
Mike Collini was appointed Vice President Development for Northern Europe in June 2006.
Based in London, Collini is responsible for driving Hilton’s development activity in Russia, the CIS and Baltic States, the Nordic countries and Turkey. His priority lies with the implementation of Hilton’s ambitious expansion strategy for its Family of Hotels, with a focus on rolling out new brands like Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton and Doubletree by Hilton throughout the region.
Full Biography
Mike Collini
Mike Collini was appointed Vice President Development for Northern Europe in June 2006.
Based in London, Collini is responsible for driving Hilton’s development activity in Russia, the CIS and Baltic States, the Nordic countries and Turkey. His priority lies with the implementation of Hilton’s ambitious expansion strategy for its Family of Hotels, with a focus on rolling out new brands like Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton and Doubletree by Hilton throughout the region.
Under his leadership he has successfully delivered a number of strategic development alliances in emerging markets like Turkey, paving the way for over 40 Hilton Family of Hotels properties in the next five years. Within Turkey the company now enjoys the largest development pipeline of any global hotel chain, with recent signings set to more than double the company’s Turkish estate over the next few years.
Over the past two years Collini has been responsible for launching Hilton’s presence in a number of new markets, including the debut of the Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn and Doubletree by Hilton brands in Russia, and the signing of new Hilton hotels in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Iceland.
During a Hilton career spanning ten years Collini has held a number of positions within the company – from overseeing major capital expenditure projects to asset management, acquisitions, disposals and technical support.
Collini has a Master’s in Property Business and Management, a BSc in Quantity Surveying, and is also a Chartered Quantity Surveyor. A father of three children, he enjoys mountain hiking, skiing, rugby and football. And when he’s not outdoors, he loves cooking.
Hilton Hotels Corporation
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 Hiltonâ, Conradâ Hotels & Resorts, Doubletreeâ, Embassy Suites Hotelsâ, Hampton Innâ, Hampton Inn & Suitesâ, Hilton Garden Innâ, Hilton Grand Vacations™, Homewood Suites by Hiltonâ and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection™.
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 nine brands in the Hilton Family of Hotels, and is the inspiration for its overarching message of kindness and generosity.
For more information about our company, please visit www.hiltonworldwide.com, and to learn more about our be hospitable philosophy, please visit www.behospitable.com
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