Arne Sorenson

Arne M. Sorenson (born 1959) is an American hotel executive. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Marriott International.> A graduate of Luther College and the University of Minnesota Law School,> Sorenson became the head of the largest publicly traded hotel chain in the world on March 31, 2012.> He previously practiced law in Washington, D.C. with Latham and Watkins (specializing in mergers and acquisitions>), has been a director for Wal-Mart,> and has served as the Chief Operating Officer for Marriott.>

Career
Sorenson is the first person outside the Marriott family to lead the company.> Sorenson heads a company strained by the economic difficulties since 2007, and which is attempting to rebuild its revenue base.> He began his term as CEO with a trip to Brazil to inspect Marriott facilities there.>

Personal life
Born in Tokyo, Japan, Sorenson is married with four children.