Paul Hutton is a 40 year hospitality industry veteran with Hilton who oversees 47 trading hotels across Australasia, with our Small Luxury Hotels partnership ; from Albany & Busselton in Western Australia flying east all the way to Sonaisali Island, Fiji , Noumea in New Caledonia, and south island New Zealand to Queenstown AND our latest addition the Doubletree by Hilton in Hobart TasmaniaAs part of Hilton’s Asia Pacific Senior Leadership Team, Paul leads Hilton’s ambitious plans to expand its presence in Australasia. With a focus on adding both breadth and depth to the region, this means launching new brands - like Hilton Garden Inn which launched in late 2021 - as well as growing Hilton’s presence in key destinations and entering new locations. His portfolio is set to significantly grow as Hilton’s pipeline of hotels open in the coming years, which remains on track to achieve Hilton’s ambition to double its presence in Australasia in the next five years. This includes our growing franchised network across the region with multiple brands.With a keen interest in developing people, Paul is a strong supporter of development programs that harness and retain both local and international talent across the hotels. He is committed to ensuring Hilton in Australasia is a great place to work by creating an inclusive home for all. In August 2023, Hilton Australasia/South Pacific was listed as the leading Hospitality company in this region in the Prestigious ' GREAT PLACES TO WORK' results, and 2nd overall , of all companies with 1000+ employees, come and join us and find out why !He is also passionate about fostering responsible travel and tourism through Hilton’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, Travel with Purpose, and supports the region’s hotels to achieve the company’s goal to halve its environmental footprint and double its social impact investment by 2030.