J.W. Marriott, Jr.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Industry: Leisure
Overview
J.W. Marriott, Jr. has been Chief Executive Officer of Marriott International, Inc. (the Company) and its predecessors since 1972, and Chairman of the Board since 1985. He joined Marriott Corporation (now known as Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.) in 1956, became President and a director in 1964. Mr. Marriott serves on the Board of The J. Willard & Alice S. Marriott Foundation and the National Business Council. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council. In addition, he serves as chairman of the Leadership Council of the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries. Mr. Marriott has served as a director of the Company since March 1998. He is the father of John W. Marriott III, the non-employee Vice Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors.
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