Hilton Director Peter George Dies after Lengthy Illness.BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Calif. -- 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. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HLT HLT See: Highly leveraged transaction ) said today that Peter M. George, a member of the company's Board of Directors, died last week after a long illness. Mr. George, who joined Hilton's Board in 1997, was 63. "All of us associated with the Hilton family The Hilton family is a successful American family founded by hotel magnate Conrad Hilton (1887-1979). His descendants continue to hold varying degrees of wealth and status as socialites, and some have become famous, such as great-granddaughter Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton are terribly saddened," said Hilton co-chairman and chief executive officer Stephen F. Bollenbach. "As a Director, Peter was insightful, knowledgeable and contributed greatly to our company's success. More importantly, he was a caring and compassionate colleague and friend. He will be sorely missed by all those who knew him." Mr. George was senior vice president of international development for Harrah's Entertainment Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET) is a gaming corporation that owns and operates casinos, hotels, and six golf courses under several brands. The company, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the largest gaming company in the world, with yearly revenues around $7.11 billion. , Inc., one of the world's largest casino gaming companies. He had originally joined Harrah's predecessor company, Caesars Entertainment Caesars Entertainment, Inc. is a Las Vegas, Nevada based business that was the largest owner, operator and developer of hotels and casinos throughout the world. Now a wholly owned subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment it was part of the Hilton Hotels chain and was spun off from , Inc., in 2001 in a similar capacity. Prior to that, Mr. George served as group chief executive of Hilton Group plc (formerly Ladbrokes plc) since 1994. In that role, he was instrumental in working with Mr. Bollenbach in creating the strategic alliance in 1997 between Hilton Hotels Corporation and Hilton International (the lodging subsidiary of Hilton Group.) That alliance ultimately paved the way for the 2006 acquisition of Hilton International by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Mr. George joined Ladbroke Racing in 1963, progressing through the company before becoming managing director in 1976. He joined the Ladbroke Board in 1980, and was appointed vice chairman and joint managing director in 1990 with operating responsibilities for the group's hotels, racing and retail divisions. A native of England, Mr. George was educated at the City of London Freeman's School. He is survived by his wife, Kay, and his daughter, Sally Ann George of Princeton, N.J. Donations may be sent to either of the following: < American Lung Association (mark as "earmarked for research") < In Memory of Peter M. George < 1570 East 17th Street, Suite F < Santa Ana, CA 92705 < < The Peter George Tribute Fund (mark as "earmarked for research") < Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation < 200 London Road < Liverpool L39TA < England |
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