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Vivian Cohen has been appointed as Director of Catering and Events at Hilton Short Hills

Cohen most recently served as associate director of catering and events of The Wagner at the Battery Hotel, New York. A 20-year hospitality professional, she began her career with Sheraton Parsippany as a senior catering sales manager before transitioning into a director role. From there, Cohen held executive positions at W Hoboken, W New York - Times Square, The Knickerbocker Hotel and Hilton Short Hills in 2017 before joining The Wagner at the Battery Hotel.

Pablo Torres has been appointed as General Manager at Hilton Short Hills

Torres succeeds Peter Webster, who was recently promoted to general manager, Hilton Petaling Jaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He will report directly to Ted Ratcliff, senior vice president, operations, eastern North America, Hilton Worldwide.Most recently, Torres held the position of general manager at the 288-room British Colonial Hilton Nassau in The Bahamas. Under his leadership, he helped the property regain Four Diamond status while the hotel was awarded with the 2009 and 2011 "Most Improved Revpar" index for the Americas as well as the Brand Award of Excellence as the "Most Improved Food & Beverage" property in the Americas. As director of operations for Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico, (where he began his hospitality career as a food and beverage management trainee), Torres oversaw the F&B, engineering and rooms division areas, ensuring that all departmental service, legal and safety standards were met on a consistent basis.