David HicksDoubleTree by Hilton in Little Rock, AR recently announced the appointment of David Hicks as Director of Operations at the 288-room hotel. Waterford Hotel Group, a national hotel and convention center management firm, manages the hotel. Hicks, as Director of Operations, will oversee the rooms, food and beverage departments of the hotel. Hicks is a 15-year hospitality industry veteran and joins the DoubleTree team from his most recent position as Assistant General Manager/Director of Food and Beverage, at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock, AR. Prior to that, Hicks was the General Manager at the Las Cruces Convention Center in Las Cruces, NM and the Director of Sales & Marketing at the Century Center in South Bend, IN.