Arne Sorenson

Sorenson in April 2016

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

  1. "Marriott News Center: Arne M. Sorenson". Marriott International. October 29, 2014. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012.
  2. Lebowitz Rossi, Holly (11 November 2014). "7 CEOs with notably devout religious beliefs". Fortune. Time. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. Nadja Brandt (December 14, 2011). "Marriott's Arne Sorenson to Replace J.W. Marriott Jr. as CEO". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  4. "Arne Sorenson". Forbes. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  5. Alexandra Berzon (December 14, 2011). "Marriott CEO to Step Down". The Wall Street Journal.
  6. "Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer". Wall Street Journal. May 3, 2019.
  7. Linnane, Ciara. "Marriott says President and CEO Arne Sorenson died unexpectedly on Monday". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  8. "Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson dies after battle with cancer". Retrieved 2021-02-16.