BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - October 23, 2008 - The Hilton, Doubletree, and Embassy Suites Hotels brands recognized the top development champions of 2007 during the 2008 Hilton Hotels Corporation Full-Service Brands Owners Summit, held October 13-15 in La Quinta, Calif. Hotel development awards across the brands were presented in four distinct categories: Best Conversion, Deal of the Year, Developer of the Year and Outstanding Achievement. 

�Following another year of remarkable global growth for our company, we are proud to recognize our 2007 development award winners, who truly have embraced our Hilton Family of Hotels brand promise to �be hospitable� and have proven their commitment to our communities and industry,� said Bill Fortier, senior vice president - development for the Americas, Hilton Hotels Corporation. �Together with our hotel developers and combined with our turnkey programs that give them the tools to achieve success, we celebrate, together with our owners, our industry leadership of having one of the largest development pipelines within the industry.� 

Developer of the Year � Multi-Brand 

David Marvin, Legacy Property Group; Doubletree Hotel Atlanta Northeast/Northlake, Hilton Garden Inn® Atlanta Downtown Aquarium 

Hilton: Mark Sharkey, Remington; Hilton Atlanta Marietta Conference Center 
Doubletree: Robert Kline, Chartres Lodging Group, LLC; Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile 
Embassy Suites: Bharat Patel, Sun Development & Management Corporation; Embassy Suites Ontario Airport/Palmdale/Newark Airport 

Hilton: Warren Fields, Pyramid Hotel Group; Hilton Stamford, Conn. 
Doubletree: Jon Hempel, Hempel Properties, Inc.; The Hotel Minneapolis � A Doubletree Hotel 
Embassy Suites: Pace Cooper, Cooper Hotels; Embassy Suites Detroit/Airport 

Hilton: Arif Amlani, Prestige Hospitality Inc.; Hilton Calgary Airport, Alberta, Canada 
Doubletree: Robert Indeglia Jr., Magna Hotel Fund; Doubletree Hotel New York City � Wall Street Area 
Embassy Suites Hotels: Nicholas �Nick� Massad, Jr., American Liberty Hospitality, Inc.; Embassy Suites Houston Downtown 

Hilton: C. David Curry, Hobbs & Curry Family Limited Partnership; Hilton Dallas/Southlake Town Square 
Doubletree by Hilton®: Yukiko Nakayama, Desatur Cariari, S.A.; Doubletree Cariari by Hilton San Jose, Costa Rica 
Embassy Suites: Carola de Homsany & Ezra Homsany, Carola de Homsany & Family; Embassy Suites by Hilton® Panama 

CONFERENCE BACKGROUND 
The Hilton Hotels Corporation Full-Service Brands Owners Summit offered opportunities for hotel owners and corporate team members to learn, network and build relationships through general sessions, brand-specific meetings, workshops and award presentations. 

ABOUT HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION 
Hilton Hotels Corporation is the leading global hospitality company, with more than 3,000 hotels and 500,000 rooms in 74 countries and territories, including 135,000 team members worldwide. 
 

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