Marriott

Marriott (Marriott International, Inc.) has over 2,900 hotels in over 65 countries making it one of the world's largest hotel companies. The Marriott family, including CEO J. W. Marriott, Jr., owns about 15% of the company. Brands include Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott, Fairfield Inn by Marriott, and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel luxury chain.

In 2011, Marriott reported $12,317,000,000 in revenues.

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Board of Directors
As of February 2013: Former board members include:
 * J.W. Marriott Jr. - Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Marriott International, Inc.
 * John W. Marriott III - Vice Chairman of the Board, Marriott International, Inc., and Chief Executive Officer, JWM Family Enterprises, L.P.
 * Mary K. Bush - Chairman, Bush International, LLC
 * Lawrence W. Kellner - President, Emerald Creek Group, LLC and former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Airlines
 * Debra L. Lee - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BET Networks
 * George Mu&ntilde;oz - Principal, Mu&ntilde;oz Investment Banking Group,LLC
 * Harry J. Pearce - Chairman, Nortel Networks Corporation
 * Steven S Reinemund - Dean of Business, Wake Forest University
 * Mitt Romney
 * Lawrence M. Small - former Secretary, The Smithsonian Institution
 * Arne M. Sorenson - President and Chief Executive Officer, Marriott International, Inc.
 * Richard S. Braddock, Chairman of MidOcean Partners

Executive Management
As of February 2013:
 * J.W. Marriott Jr., Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board
 * Arne M. Sorenson, President and Chief Executive Officer
 * Robert J. McCarthy, Chief Operations Officer
 * Carl T. Berquist, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 * Anthony G. Capuano, Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
 * Simon F. Cooper, President and Managing Director - Asia Pacific
 * Bancroft S. Gordon, Vice President, Senior Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 * David J. Grissen, Group President - The Americas
 * Carolyn B. Handlon, Global Treasurer and Executive Vice President- Finance
 * Deborah Marriott Harrison, Senior Vice President- Government Affairs
 * Kevin M. Kimball, Executive Vice President- Finance
 * Alex Kyriakidis, President and Managing Director - Middle East & Africa
 * Kathleen Matthews, Executive Vice President- Global Communications and Public Affairs Officer
 * Amy C. McPherson, President and Managing Director - Europe
 * Laura E. Paugh, Senior Vice President- Investor Relations
 * David A. Rodriguez, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
 * Edward A. Ryan, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Political contributions
Marriott gave $124,000 to federal candidates in the 2005/2006 election period through its political action committee - 23% to Democrats, 73% to Republicans, and 4% to other parties.

Lobbying
The company spent $1,220,000 for lobbying in 2006. $680,000 went to the outside lobbying firm Venable LLP with the remainder being spent using in-house lobbyists.

Contact details
10400 Fernwood Road Bethesda, MD 20817 Phone: 301-380-3000 Fax: 301-380-3969 Web: http://www.marriott.com

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