
With a career history spanning more than 20 years at the company, most recently as country general manager for France, Sleiffer will now gain responsibility for the operation of the company’s owned, managed and leased hotels within Northern & Central Europe.
Sleiffer will oversee more than 25 hotels across five countries including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and Sweden. With a strong multi-brand proposition, Northern & Central Europe has four Hilton Worldwide brands in operation - the flagship, upscale Hilton Hotels & Resorts along with focused service Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton by Hilton. The highly-anticipated, recently-opened Waldorf Astoria Berlin is the first of Hilton Worldwide’s luxury brands to enter the region.In his new role, Sleiffer will also join the European Executive Committee for Hilton Worldwide and report directly to Simon Vincent, President, EMEA, Hilton Worldwide. He will be based at Hilton Worldwide’s Northern & Central regional office located in Frankfurt.Simon Vincent, president, EMEA, Hilton Worldwide, said, “Jochem-Jan is a highly experienced and talented hotelier and we’re delighted to be promoting him further through the ranks. His track record of delivering success in a number of diverse international markets leaves him ideally placed to progress to regional leadership. Our business is performing strongly in Northern & Central Europe and I have every confidence that Jochem-Jan is the right man to drive the region forward.”