Chris Nassetta Biography
Chris Nassetta (Christopher J. Nassetta) is an American businessman and business executive who is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Hilton. Hilton is an American multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts.
The business has the best-performing portfolio of brands in the business, with 17 brands positioned across more than 5,900 properties in 114 countries and territories. Nassetta graduated from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce with a degree in finance. Currently, he serves on the McIntire School of Commerce Advisory Board.
Chris Nassetta Hilton
Nassetta joined Hilton in 2007 from Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. He has been with the company for 12 years and is the current President and Chief Executive Officer. Every night he has the responsibility of about 732,000 guests to make happy.
Hilton lagged behind other hoteliersin the industry when Nassetta took over in 2007. He had to restructure not only the operations but the culture. “People really didn’t know where we were going,” he says.
Chris Nassetta Host Hotels
From 2000, Nassetta was President and Chief Executive Officer of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. This was prior to joining Hilton in 2007. In 1995 when he joined Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. he was made Executive Vice President and later elected Chief Operating Officer in 1997.
He also serves on multiple boards, including as Chairman of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
Chris Nassetta Age
Nassetta was born in 1964, in McLean, in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia, USA. He did not receive an allowance during his childhood days. Instead, he started with a newspaper delivery route which he expanded to have the kids deliver newspapers under his supervision. Nassetta is 55 years old in 2019.
Chris Nassetta Family
Nassetta was born in McLean, in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. He grew up just 10 minutes from the Hilton headquarters where he still lives. His parents never moved from their house in the locality and therefore the entire family has formed a small community around the parent’s house.
Nassetta lives a mile down from the house while his sisters are his neighbors on both sides of the house. He believes in culture and tradition, and perhaps that is the reason his children attend the same high, junior high and elementary school that he attended.
Christopher J Nassetta Wife | Daughters
Nassetta is married to his wife Paige Nassetta. The two met in high school and were prom dates, though it would take another 12 years until they wed. (They had dinner at Trader Vic’s in the Capital Hilton before the prom.) The couple has six children, all daughters who attend the same elementary school, junior high and high school their father attended.
Chris Nassetta Email
Nassetta knows that even if he does not respond to the emails, the world will continue. However, he acknowledges that people need feedback and the sooner he can give it to them the sooner they can accomplish whatever they are doing. He, therefore, ensures that every day before going to bed, he has responded to all emails and texts.
Most of the emails are from the company staff but the texts are mostly from his family but he still takes the responsibility of giving feedback regardless of who the person is. He has a large family of a wife and six daughters.
Chris Nassetta Salary | Chris Nassetta Net Worth
As the President and CEO and Director of Hilton Worldwide, the total compensation of Chris J. Nassetta at Hilton Worldwide is $3,957,692 per annum. He has no doubt made a huge fortune from his illustrious career in the hospitality business. He is estimated to have an accumulated net worth of about $13.6 million.
Chris Nassetta Contacts
Email christopher.nassetta@hilton.com
Telephone 020 7856 8000
Switchboard 020 7856 8000
Website https://www.hiltonworldwide.com
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