Anthony Nieves Named Senior Vice President - Purchasing for Hilton Hotels Corporation.Business Editors & Hospitality Writers BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2000 Anthony Nieves has been named senior vice president - purchasing for Hilton Hotels Corporation Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE: HLT) is one of the leading global hospitality companies. As of April 2007 there are 2,645 hotels and 485,000 rooms employing 105,000 people in more than 80 countries. . He reports to Dieter H. Huckestein, executive vice president and president - hotel division. Nieves is responsible for supervising the purchasing, supply management and formulating and implementing corporate procurement policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental across all brands of HHC, and the Hilton corporate office in Beverly Hills. In addition, he supervises all activities of Hilton Equipment Corporation (HEC), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Hilton Hotels. HEC provides renovation, freight consolidation, installation and purchasing services for furniture, fixtures, equipment and operating supplies for the Hilton family of brands and other non-Hilton entities. Nieves, a 17-year Hilton employee, has held several positions with the company including: regional director of purchasing, Phoenix; director of central purchasing in Washington, D.C.; purchasing coordinator at Trumps Castle Hotel & Casino (formerly the Atlantic City Hilton Atlantic City Hilton was first built by Steve Wynn in 1980 and named Golden Nugget Atlantic City. It was the first in Atlantic City to be built from the ground up as a luxury casino hotel, rather than being a renovation of an old non-gaming Atlantic City Hotel. ); purchasing agent at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport; and assistant purchasing agent at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort & Towers in Miami. A native of New York, Nieves received a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in hospitality management from Florida International University Florida International University, primarily at University Park, Miami; coeducational; chartered 1965, opened 1972. A research university, it has 18 colleges and schools and many specialized centers and institutes, including those in biomedical engineering, database and is a certified purchasing manager, and a certified foodservice purchasing manager. Nieves is the secretary for the National Restaurant Association - Foodservice Purchasing Manager's Group and serves on the board of directors for the National Association of Purchasing Management as the District 1 director. Hilton Hotels Corporation is recognized internationally as a preeminent hospitality company. The company develops, owns, manages or franchises 1,800 hotels, resorts and vacation ownership properties. Its portfolio includes many of the world's best known and most highly regarded hotel brands, including Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Harrison Conference Centers, Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Garden Inn is the name of a chain of hotels operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Hilton Garden Inns are considered to be upscale, mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel brand is similar to that of the Courtyard by Marriott brand. , Homewood Suites, Red Lion and Conrad International. |
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