Arne Sorenson
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Arne Morris Sorenson (October 13, 1958 – February 15, 2021) was a Japanese-born American hotel executive. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Marriott International.[1] He was born in Tokyo. He studied at the University of Minnesota.[2]
Sorenson became the head of the largest publicly traded hotel chain in the world on March 31, 2012.[3] He had been a director for Wal-Mart,[4] and was the Chief Operating Officer for Marriott.[5]
In May 2019, Sorenson was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.[6] He died from the disease on February 15, 2021 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 62.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Marriott News Center: Arne M. Sorenson. Marriott International. October 29, 2014. http://news.marriott.com/arne-m-sorenson.html.
- ↑ Lebowitz Rossi, Holly (11 November 2014). "7 CEOs with notably devout religious beliefs". Fortune. Time. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ Nadja Brandt (December 14, 2011). Marriott’s Arne Sorenson to Replace J.W. Marriott Jr. as CEO. Bloomberg Businessweek. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-14/marriott-s-arne-sorenson-to-replace-j-w-marriott-jr-as-ceo.html.
- ↑ Arne Sorenson. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/profile/arne-sorenson/. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ Alexandra Berzon (December 14, 2011). Marriott CEO to Step Down. The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203430404577097083490921006.
- ↑ "Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer". Wall Street Journal. May 3, 2019.
- ↑ Linnane, Ciara. "Marriott says President and CEO Arne Sorenson died unexpectedly on Monday". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ↑ Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson dies after battle with cancer. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/us-business/article-marriott-ceo-arne-sorenson-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
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