COMPANY

International hotel chain founded in 1927. 2,600 hotels in 64 countries.

Official Website:
http://www.marriott.com/

Industry:
Hotel

Ticker:
NYSE:MAR

Corporate headquarters:
Bethesda, MD

Sales:
$11.6B (2005)

Employees:
143,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Carl T. Berquist	Business	c. 1952		Chief Accounting Officer at Marriott
H. Raymond Bingham	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Cadence Design Systems, 1999-2004
Stephen F. Bollenbach	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Hilton Hotels, 1996-2007
John H. Dasburg	Business	c. 1943		CEO of ASTAR Air Cargo
Sam Huff	Football	4-Oct-1934		NFL Hall of Famer
Fred Malek	Government	22-Dec-1936		Thayer Capital Partners
J. W. Marriott, Jr.	Business	25-Mar-1932		CEO of Marriott
J. Willard Marriott	Business	17-Sep-1900	13-Aug-1985	Founded the Marriott hotel chain
John W. Marriott III	Business	c. 1961		Vice Chairman of Marriott
Stephen L. Norris	Business	c. 1950		Co-Founder, Carlyle Group
William J. Shaw	Business	c. 1946		President & COO of Marriott
William R. Tiefel	Business	c. 1934		Vice Chairman of Marriott, 1998-2002
Gary L. Wilson	Business	c. 1941		Chairman of Northwest Airlines, 1991-2007

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard S. Braddock	Business	c. 1943		President of Citicorp, 1990-92
Lawrence W. Kellner	Business	c. 1959		CEO of Continental Airlines
Debra L. Lee	Business	1955		CEO of BET Networks
J. W. Marriott, Jr.	Business	25-Mar-1932		CEO of Marriott
John W. Marriott III	Business	c. 1961		Vice Chairman of Marriott
Floretta Dukes McKenzie	Business	c. 1936		DC School Superintendent, 1981-88
George Muñoz	Business	1951		CEO of OPIC, 1997-2001
Harry J. Pearce	Business	20-Aug-1942		Vice Chairman of GM, 1996-2001
Steven S. Reinemund	Business	6-Apr-1948		CEO of Pepsi, 2001-06
William J. Shaw	Business	c. 1946		President & COO of Marriott
Lawrence M. Small	Government	14-Sep-1941		Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 2000-07

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ann M. Fudge	Business	23-Apr-1951		CEO of Young & Rubicam
Mitt Romney	Politician	12-Mar-1947		Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-07
Roger W. Sant	Business	c. 1930		Billionaire, AES
Bob Wian	Business	1915	31-Mar-1992	Bob's Big Boy
Karen Hastie Williams	Business	c. 1944		Retired Partner, Crowell & Moring

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Matthew J. Hart	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Hilton Hotels
Steven S. Reinemund	Business	6-Apr-1948		CEO of Pepsi, 2001-06

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Queen Latifah	Rapper	18-Mar-1970		Rapper, Actress
Jerry Stiller	Actor	8-Jun-1927		Frank Costanza on Seinfeld
Steve Young	Football	11-Oct-1961		49ers Quarterback

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