Arne Sorenson

Arne Morris 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Marriott News Center: Arne M. Sorenson". Marriott International. October 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Arne Sorenson (’83) Named New Marriott CEO". University of Minnesota. December 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ Nadja Brandt (December 14, 2011). "Marriott’s Arne Sorenson to Replace J.W. Marriott Jr. as CEO". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  4. ↑ "Arne Sorenson To Succeed Marriott Jr. As Marriott International CEO". RTTNews. December 13, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Arne Sorenson". Forbes. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Alexandra Berzon (December 14, 2011). "Marriott CEO to Step Down". The Wall Street Journal.
  7. ↑ http://bethesda.patch.com/articles/marriott-ceo-passes-torch-of-bethesda-based-headquarters
  8. ↑ http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/02/12/checking-in-on-marriott-s-new-ceo-arne-sorenson.html
  9. ↑ http://www.finchannel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=107007&Itemid=99999999