Christian Charnaux, 49, is our Chief Development Officer, and leads the Company's development, architecture, and design & construction functions globally. Mr. Charnaux rejoined Hilton in July 2025 and previously held various leadership positions with the company in the areas of brand management, commercial services, and finance from 2009 to 2018. Prior to rejoining Hilton, Mr. Charnaux served as Chief Growth Officer for Inspire Brands, a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 restaurants worldwide. In this role, he led Inspire's inorganic growth and integration efforts, including over $18 billion of acquisitions, and oversaw the company's restaurant development, international, supply chain, government affairs & impact, and foundation teams. Previously, Mr. Charnaux was with the Boston Consulting Group where he focused on the travel and consumer product sectors. He also worked for J.P. Morgan in the technology and mergers & acquisitions investment banking groups. Mr. Charnaux serves on the board of directors of H&R Block, Inc. as well as on the board of Carolina Alumni and on the University of North Carolina Board of Visitors. He is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar and later received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.