Arne Sorenson

Arne M. Sorenson (born 1959) is an American hotel executive. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Marriott International.^[1] A graduate of Luther College and the University of Minnesota Law School,^[2] Sorenson became the head of the largest publicly traded hotel chain in the world on March 31, 2012.^[3] He previously practiced law in Washington, D.C. with Latham and Watkins (specializing in mergers and acquisitions^[4]), has been a director for Wal-Mart,^[5] and has served as the Chief Operating Officer for Marriott.^[6]

Career

Sorenson is the first person outside the Marriott family to lead the company.^[7] Sorenson heads a company strained by the economic difficulties since 2007, and which is attempting to rebuild its revenue base.^[8] He began his term as CEO with a trip to Brazil to inspect Marriott facilities there.^[9]

Personal life

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Sorenson is married with four children.

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