Debi Bishop has been named general manager of the 1,240-room Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island.

A veteran hospitality executive, Bishop brings more than 27 years of experience in both operations and sales and marketing. Most recently, Bishop served as general manager and managing director of Sawgrass Golf Resort and Spa, a Marriott Resort in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Bishop also served as vice president of sales for Interstate Hotels & Resorts and worked with MeriStar Hotels & Resorts in several capacities, including vice president of operations and director of operations in Atlanta.

Bishop is a 2005 graduate from the Cornell General Managers Program. She was on the board of directors of the St. Johns County Convention & Visitors Bureau and the St. Johns County Tourism Development Committee during her tenure at Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa.

A native of Lafayette, Ind., Bishop has relocated to the Big Island with her husband, Tom Hollenbeck.