Change of guard at the Hilton

Niemann will take over a new challenge in his native Germany and has been promoted to General Manager of the new Waldorf Astoria hotel in Berlin, the first newly built hotel of Hilton Worldwide’s top luxury brand in Europe.
Griffin joins the Athenee 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. 
“It is with great anticipation that I take on the role of General Manager of the prestigious Athénée Palace Hilton Bucharest. I am very much looking forward to the opportunities of this evolving market,” said Griffin.
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 four 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 she joined Hilton Adana & Mersin Hilton SA.