Today marks a special milestone for hospitality and leisure industry professional Ryan Gauci, as he embarks on his first General Manager position while celebrating 14 years with Hilton.

His journey with the global hospitality company began in June 2007, as an apprentice in Event Planning. Since then, he’s held several positions spanning several countries, including Front Office Manager, Director of Operations and Hotel Manager in Hilton hotels across the UK, Warsaw and Prague.

“14 years, 9 hotels, 6 countries later, tomorrow I start a very exciting journey at Hilton Rijeka Costabella Beach Resort & Spa,” he writes, sharing the news of what will be his tenth Hilton job on social media.

“It has been an amazing journey so far; making friends in many countries across the globe,” he writes, going on to add, “my sincerest appreciation goes to many great leaders and mentors that have supported me in this journey.”

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Ryan Gauci / LinkedIn

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