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10 Hilton legal leaders
These ten current and former Hilton legal leaders have held director-level and above roles in Hilton's corporate legal team, from senior vice president and assistant general counsel to senior legal directors for development, commercial services, employment and hotel operations. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Hilton from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alicia Kabiri
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel · Hilton
Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Hilton since August 2012. A headline lists complex transactions, franchising, global IP, employment law, procurement and compliance. The profile also lists SVP General Counsel and Human Resources at BridgeStreet (2008–2012) and Vice President Legal roles at Cendant and Interstate Hotels & Resorts.
Britt Murray
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, Commercial Services & Technology · Hilton
Senior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, Commercial Services & Technology at Hilton since March 2022. Britt Murray held Hilton roles as Vice President and Senior Counsel for commercial services (2012–2020) and for commercial services and technology (2020–2022) and Senior Counsel, Global Privacy (2009–2012), and the profile lists Chief Privacy Officer at Freddie Mac (2005–2009).
Jim Smith
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Senior Counsel · Hilton
Vice President, Senior Counsel at Hilton since January 2011, a role the profile places in legal at vice president level. The profile also lists Vice President, Associate General Counsel at SiriusXM (2007–2011) and associate roles at the law firms Hogan & Hartson and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
Karen Satterlee, CFE
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel – Global Brands, Commercial Services & Technology · Hilton Worldwide
Senior Vice President & Assistant General Counsel – Global Brands, Commercial Services & Technology at Hilton Worldwide since December 2025. Karen Satterlee held Hilton roles as Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Asia Pacific (2021–2025) and for Development Americas (2017–2020), Vice President & Senior Counsel - EMEA (2015) and Vice President & Senior Counsel, Development (2009–2014).
Kenneth W Shaw
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Counsel & Sr. Director Americas Development, Legal · Hilton
Sr. Counsel & Sr. Director Americas Development, Legal at Hilton since March 2023. At Hilton Kenneth W Shaw also held roles as Counsel, Legal Development Americas / Operations Legal (2016–2023) and Director, Memphis Legal (2013–2016), and the profile lists Associate Director, Vice President at LaSalle Bank (2005–2008).
Mark Ehrlich
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Vice President & Asst General Counsel - Compliance, Privacy Cyber, Employment Benefits · Hilton
Former Senior Vice President & Asst General Counsel - Compliance, Privacy Cyber, Employment Benefits at Hilton (2021–2026). At Hilton Mark Ehrlich was also Vice President & Sr Counsel for compliance, privacy, cyber, employment and benefits (2020–2021), Vice President & Sr Counsel - Global Compliance & Privacy (2016–2020) and Senior Director & Sr Counsel - Global Ethics & Compliance (2014–2016).
Melanie Szwajkowski
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director & Senior Counsel Development · Hilton
Senior Director & Senior Counsel Development at Hilton since March 2025, after serving as Director & Counsel Development there (2022–2025), a role the profile tags at director level in legal. The profile also lists Associate General Counsel at Greystone (2020–2022) and associate roles at Polsinelli and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.
Owen Wilcox
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel · Hilton
Former Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Hilton (2017–2025), a role held alongside a stint as Interim General Counsel there (2024–2025). Owen Wilcox was also Vice President and Sr. Counsel, Corporate at Hilton (2009–2017), and the profile lists Vice President and Corporate Counsel at The Mills Corporation (2004–2007).
Santiago Fernandez
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director/Senior Counsel · Hilton
Senior Director/Senior Counsel at Hilton since May 2024; a headline describes the role as senior employment counsel. The profile also lists Senior Director/Senior Employment Counsel at Macy's (2019–2024) and employment counsel roles at Macy's from 2007, with a focus on counseling, defending and investigating employment law matters.
Sergio Villa
LinkedInExperience: Director & Operations Legal Counsel · Hilton
Director & Operations Legal Counsel at Hilton since May 2023, based in the Mexico City area, a role the profile tags at director level in legal. The profile also lists Legal Counsel at S&P Global (2019–2023) and legal manager roles at Elektra (2015–2019), and an LLM from the University of Southern California.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a hotel franchisor structure franchise and management agreements for new hotel development?
- 02What does a legal team for commercial services and technology handle at a global hotel company?
- 03How do you run privacy and compliance programs across owned, managed and franchised hotels?
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