Kathryn Beiser has joined Hilton Worldwide as Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications.

Kathryn Beiser

　　Worldwide today announced the appointment of Kathryn Beiser as executive vice president of corporate communications. Beginning on December 3, she will oversee external and internal communications and corporate responsibility globally. She will report to Hilton Worldwide’s president and chief executive officer, Christopher J. Nassetta, and join the company’s executive committee. Beiser joins Hilton Worldwide from Discover Financial Services, a direct banking and payment services company with one of the most recognized brands in U.

　　S. financial services, where she was vice president of corporate communications. Prior to joining Discover in 2006, Beiser spent 20 years working at some of the world’s leading public relations agencies, including Burson-Marsteller, GolinHarris and Hill and Knowlton. Beiser will be based at Hilton Worldwide’s global headquarters in McLean, Va.