BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. | Hilton Hotels Corporation announced today that Shaun Robinson will become general manager of the 486-room Hilton Costa Mesa effective September 1, 2005. An accomplished Hilton employee for 20 years, Robinson will arrive at Costa Mesa from the Doubletree San Diego / Del Mar, where he successfully transferred the hotel from a franchised hotel to a managed hotel.

Robinson began his hospitality career in 1981 in the restaurant of the Edgcumbe Hotel in Cornwall, England, before moving to Southern California and becoming restaurant captain at the Newporter Resort in Newport Beach in 1984. He joined the Irvine Hilton & Towers in 1985, advancing quickly through the catering department. In 1989, he became director of catering of the Hilton San Diego Beach and Tennis Resort, and then, in the same position, helped ensure the successful opening of the Hilton Minneapolis & Towers in 1992. In 1994, he returned to Southern California to work for the Beverly Hilton, where he attained the position of resident manager in 2000. He became general manager of the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas in 2001, and then general manager of the Doubletree Hotel San Diego / Del Mar in February of 2004.

Robinson received his education from Camborne Catering College in Cornwall, England.

Hilton Hotels Corporation is recognized internationally as a preeminent hospitality company. The company develops, owns, manages or franchises approximately 2,300 hotels, resorts and vacation ownership properties. Its portfolio includes many of the world's best known and most highly regarded hotel brands, including Hilton(R), Conrad(R), Doubletree(R), Embassy Suites Hotels(R), Hampton Inn(R), Hampton Inn & Suites(R), Hilton Garden Inn(R), Hilton Grand Vacations Club(R) and Homewood Suites by Hilton(R).

Kathy Shepard
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