Marriott Founder’s Grandson Joins Board as Family Succession Plan Underway
Photo Credit: David Marriott joined his family's namesake company's board of directors Monday ahead of a planned takeover of the chairman role next year. Flickr / VisitPlano
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David Marriott's election to his family's namesake hotel company's board of directors lays the foundation for a Marriott family member to continue to hold the chairman position for years to come.
Marriott International elected David Marriott — president of the company’s U.S. full-service hotel division — to its board of directors Monday.
The move is anticipation of Marriott eventually succeeding his father, J.W. “Bill” Marriott, Jr., as chairman of the board in 2022. Bill is expected to transition to a chairman emeritus role next year.
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