Shawn Hill has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Marriott International, Inc. in Bethesda - MD, USA
Marriott International (Nasdaq: MAR) named Shawn Hill, 54, to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer effective January 1, 2026, initially reporting to Lenny Oberg, and after Oberg steps down from her role, to President and CEO Anthony Capuano.
Hill, who has been with the company for nearly 28 years, is currently Chief Development Officer for Marriott's Asia Pacific Excluding China (APEC) region. In that role, Hill has been responsible for growing Marriott's share meaningfully in the APEC region through new development, existing hotel conversions, franchising, branded residential, and affiliations and licensing agreements with other travel brands and companies. During Hill's tenure leading Development for APEC, the region's portfolio has grown from more than 465 open properties and 276 in the pipeline when he began to more than 635 open properties and another 383 properties in the pipeline as of March 31, 2025.
Hill started his career with Marriott in 1997. He worked at Marriott's headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland in Accounting, Finance, and Asset Management before moving to Hong Kong to join the Asia Pacific Development team in 2005. Hill received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Oral Roberts University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Maryland.
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