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Linda Griffin Replaces Outgoing Hilton AmCham Board Member
09/14/2010 I Source AmCham Romania
Following the relocation of the AmCham Board Member Friedrich Niemann, also serving as Vice-President of the Board, we would like to introduce Mrs. Linda Griffin, who will continue to represent Athenee Palace Hilton in AmCham’s Board for the rest of this mandate.
Linda Griffin took over the management of the Hilton Hotel in Bucharest starting 1st of September 2010.. She joins the Athénée Palace Hilton team after serving as Cluster General Manager in Turkey for Adana & Mersin Hilton SA Hotels, in the southern Mediterranean region of Cukurova, Turkey.
Linda Griffin is a 21-year veteran of the Hilton Worldwide and began her journey at the Hilton Toronto, moving on in 1993 to the Hilton Toronto Airport as Front Office Manager. Linda began her international career in 1995, at the Aruba Hilton briefly, before moving into the role of Project Manager, within the Front Office Development team, training and installing revenue systems throughout the world. Over the course of 4 years, her job took her to Puerto Rico, Turkey, Japan, Australia, the Caribbean, Africa, Egypt, and throughout Europe. In 1999 Linda relocated to Milan, Italy in the role of Area Revenue Manager for the Mediterranean.
In 2001 Linda returned to hotel operations as Director of Operations and then Director of Business Development of the Athens Hilton, where she had the opportunity to be involved in the complete renovation and the re-opening of the hotel. Following the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, she moved to Turkey to embrace the challenge of being the Manager of the Hilton Park SA Istanbul and later on for Hilton Adana & Mersin Hilton SA' s
We wish Linda great success with the Hilton, and an active AmCham involvement, as she is also continuing the leadership of the Tourism and Infrastructure Committee.
