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Shawn McGowan

Senior Director Food & Beverage Brand Initiatives & Programs, Hilton Worldwide

Shawn McGowan is the Senior Director Global Brand Food and Beverage Services at Hilton. In this role, Mr. McGowan is responsible for managing the development and implementation of all 14 of Hilton branded hotels, positioning their food and beverage long-term and strategic brand initiatives. Working in conjunction with Hilton F&B Ops, Hilton Supply Management, Brand Marketing teams and numerous franchise management companies, Mr. McGowan identifies and participates in developing food and beverage specifications and marketing program support. He also develops and administers key standards and training programs for Hilton Team Members around the world. He is an active participant in the Hotel F&B Magazine Corporate Editorial Advisory board with featured articles on food and beverage trends. His role entails developing strategies that promote sustainable practices within the food and beverage industry by partnering with key industry groups such as WWF to help implement sustainable and animal welfare practices within Hilton. In his 23 years with Hilton, it has been Mr. McGowan's goal to provide leading food and beverage initiatives that have developed and leveraged industry wide trends. Within the portfolio of food and beverage concepts at Hilton he is attributed with developing leading concept solutions such as Made Market, Herb N' Kitchen, Brickstones Kitchen and Bar, The BKB Market, E'Terie To Go, E'Terie Bar and Grill and most recently developed and launched Tru by Hilton “Top and Go” Breakfast along with their eat & sip market. Mr. McGowan is a native of Tucson, Arizona, and attended the University of Arizona.

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Mr. McGowan can be contacted at 703-883-5210 or [email protected]