Profile

Patrick Fitzgibbon

Senior Vice President Development - Europe & Africa
Hilton Worldwide

Based in London, Patrick is accountable for the rapid expansion of the company’s portfolio of brands throughout Europe and Africa - and for helping to realize the company’s largest development pipeline to date.

Heading a team of more than 30 hotel and property development experts located in nine offices across Europe, Patrick is focussed on extending core Hilton brand in gateway cities and airport locations, as well as introducing the company’s portfolio of brands into Europe & Africa, including luxury Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts, upscale Doubletree by Hilton, mid-market Hilton Garden Inn and economy Hampton by Hilton.

Patrick joined Hilton in 1997 as Development Manager for Hilton International’s stand-alone health club business, LivingWell, before moving to Miami for three years to head up the company’s hotel development activities in Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada. In 2004, he returned to London as Managing Director of LivingWell.

He was then appointed into the role of Senior Vice President Development – Europe & Africa for Hilton in 2005.