Hilton Worldwide has named Maria Chevalier executive
director of business travel sales. Chevalier previously served as global vice president of corporate incubation at Travelport. Prior
to that, she headed her own consulting firm, held travel management roles at
Hewlett-Packard and Johnson & Johnson, worked in various executive
positions at BCD Travel and acted as COO at The Travel Desk. While serving as global
director of travel and meeting services at Johnson & Johnson, Chevalier was namedBusiness
Travel News' 2010 Travel Manager of the Year and a 2009 Best Practitioner.
In 2010, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives honored her with its
Driving Innovation & Industry Change Award.