Hilton Names Kenneth Svendsen SVP for Sales, Reservations

Hilton Hotels Corporation appointed Kenneth Svendsen as senior vice president and global head of sales and reservations. Mr. Svendsen reports to Paul Brown, Hilton president, global brands and commercial services.

As head of global sales and reservations, Mr. Svendsen will be responsible for group, corporate and leisure sales, third party distribution, voice reservations and customer care across Hilton Hotels Corporation globally.

Mr. Svendsen most recently held the position of senior vice president, worldwide travel operations and consumer direct sales, Disney Destinations for Walt Disney Company. Mr. Svendsen drove vacation program development and sales for Disney’s owned and operated tour companies and was responsible for the reservations and customer care centers.

He also previously held the positions of vice president, worldwide travel operations and in-market sales for Disneyland Resort and general manager, Walt Disney Travel Company. He also served on The Walt Disney Company’s Diversity Leadership Advisory Task Force.

Prior to Disney, Mr. Svendsen worked for UK-based Airtours Holidays as vice president, sales and marketing for Sunquest and Suntrips Holidays as well as vice president, sales and travel operations for Tjaereborg, based in Denmark, and regional resort director for the Mediterranean, Asia, North Africa and Middle East Regions.