I am pleased to announce that Roz Winegrad has accepted the position of Area Vice President of Owner and Franchise Services of Canada, reporting to me with a dotted line to Liam Brown, President, Select Service & Extended Stay Lodging and Owner & Franchise Services, North America. In this role, Roz will ensure that Marriott’s...… Read More

As announced earlier today, Carl Berquist, Marriott’s executive vice president and chief financial officer for the past seven years, will retire on December 31, 2015. Carl will remain with the company as a special adviser through March 2016.  Leeny Kelly Oberg, a 16-year Marriott veteran, and currently chief financial officer for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company,...… Read More

Over the past month, we’ve had some exciting changes on my leadership team. I’m pleased to announce another fantastic addition to the Americas leadership team. Erika Alexander has accepted the position of Chief Lodging Services Officer, The Americas and will start in her new role on June 13. Erika will have responsibility for the development...… Read More

I am pleased to announce two appointments on my team that will take effect June 15. Tim Sheldon has been appointed President of the Caribbean & Latin America (CALA) region. Tim will have responsibility for the leadership, operations, growth and financial management of hotels in CALA. Currently, CALA has close to one hundred hotels and...… Read More

Update on Delta Hotels Acquisition As announced earlier this morning, Marriott International has completed the acquisition of the Delta Hotels and Resorts® brand and its management and franchise business from Delta Hotels Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC). The transaction increases Marriott’s distribution in Canada to more than 120 hotels...… Read More

I am pleased to announce that Don Cleary will join the Americas Leadership team as President of Canada. Effective March 7, Don will report directly to me and have responsibility for the leadership, operations and financial management of the hotels in Canada. He will lead the transition of the managed and franchised Delta hotels into...… Read More

After 37 years of renowned service, Jim Kauffman, President of U.S. & Canada Full Service Hotels at Marriott International, has decided to retire at the end of the year.  It’s not easy to sum up Jim’s distinguished career in one announcement. Jim started with Marriott in 1977 as a sales manager. With his passion for...… Read More

We are continuing our focus on our powerful portfolio of brands to ensure we have strong brand distinction that highlights the value and unique offering each brand provides. AC Hotels by Marriott is growing rapidly in North America, adding new value in our Luxury & Lifestyle category. Protea is now helping us dominate in the...… Read More