BETHESDA, Md.
Marriott International, Inc. today is on the move as it approaches its 85th anniversary in 2012, with its board of directors making several key leadership appointments.
The board elected J.W. Marriott, Jr., currently chairman of the board and chief executive officer, as executive chairman and chairman of the board, and named Arne Sorenson, currently president and chief operating officer, as president and chief executive officer.
Just the third CEO in the company’s history, upon the appointment Sorenson said, "I am tremendously optimistic about the future of our company."
The board also appointed Robert McCarthy, currently group president for the company, as Marriott International’s chief operations officer. All three appointments are effective March 31, 2012.
