COMPANY

Founded 1991 by Barry S. Sternlicht. Acquired Sheraton and Westin Hotels in 1998. Introduced the "W Hotel" brand in 1999. Purchased by Marriott in 2015.

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

Industry:
Hotel

Ticker:
NYSE:HOT

Corporate headquarters:
White Plains, NY

Sales:
$3.8B (2003)

Employees:
110,000 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brenda C. Barnes	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Sara Lee, 2005-10
Steven J. Heyer	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Starwood Hotels, 2004-07
Fred Kleisner	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Wyndham International
John W. Mims	Business	c. 1958		Starwood Hotels
Richard Nanula	Business	9-May-1960		CFO of Amgen
Frits van Paasschen	Business	c. 1961		CEO of Starwood Hotels
Vasant M. Prabhu	Business	c. 1960		CFO of Starwood Hotels
Barry S. Sternlicht	Business	1960		Founder of Starwood Hotels

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Adam M. Aron	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Vail Resorts, 1996-2006
Charlene Barshefsky	Diplomat	11-Aug-1950		US Trade Representative, 1997-2001
Bruce W. Duncan	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Equity Residential, 2002-05
Lizanne Galbreath	Business	c. 1957		Partner, Galbreath & Company
Eric Hippeau	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Ziff-Davis, 1993-2000
Frits van Paasschen	Business	c. 1961		CEO of Starwood Hotels
Stephen R. Quazzo	Business	c. 1960		Transwestern Investment Company
Thomas O. Ryder	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Readers Digest, 1998-2005
Kneeland C. Youngblood	Business	13-Dec-1955		Pharos Capital Group

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brenda C. Barnes	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Sara Lee, 2005-10
Jean-Marc Chapus	Business	c. 1959		Trust Company of the West
Steven J. Heyer	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Starwood Hotels, 2004-07
George J. Mitchell	Politician	20-Aug-1933		US Senator from Maine, 1980-95
Barry S. Sternlicht	Business	1960		Founder of Starwood Hotels
Raymond S. Troubh	Business	3-May-1926		Independent Financial Consultant

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