Kruno Velican has been appointed as Director of Operations at Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street
Bringing nearly three decades of hospitality experience to his new role at Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street, Velican is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the hotel's operations, including front office, food and beverage, kitchen, housekeeping, engineering and security.
Hailing from Croatia, Velican first joined Hilton in 2015 as executive chef at Hilton Sydney, where he refreshed the food offering during the launch of the hotel's conference and events space in 2017, and initiated and led the implementation of donations of surplus food through the WOWFood Innerwest Program. His extensive global hospitality experience and passion for innovative community and sustainability programs will see Velican well placed to deliver on Hilton's Travel with Purpose 2030 Goals, which is to cut its environmental footprint in half and double its social investment.