Duba: Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) today announced that Marriott veteran, Neal Jones, has taken on the role of Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) as part of the company’s EMEA leadership team led by Liam Brown, Group President, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Neal began his career at Marriott International in London over 20 years ago and has most recently served as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Middle East and Africa based in Dubai. Over the last seven years in this role, Jones has provided strategic leadership to the Brand Management, Marketing, Digital, Sales, Revenue Management, Loyalty, Communications and Consumer Insight functions, and has been instrumental in the company’s growth throughout the region. Prior to this, Jones served in various sales and marketing leadership roles across the globe including a tenure as Vice President of Global Sales for Europe.
“I’m delighted to welcome Neal to the EMEA leadership team” said Liam Brown, Group President, Europe, Middle East and Africa. “Neal is an engaging leader with a wealth of commercial knowledge. In this new role, he will be instrumental in driving demand into Marriott International’s diverse portfolio of brands, expanding the reach of our travel programme, Marriott Bonvoy, and developing innovative strategies to further enhance the customer experience across the EMEA region.”
A UK national, Jones graduated from the Hotel School The Hague in The Netherlands and is currently based in Marriott International‘s Dubai regional office. He will relocate to Marriott’s London Headquarters in 2020 with his wife and two children. A lover of all things aviation, Jones holds a private pilot licence and enjoys spending time in the skies when not at work.
Marriott International operates or franchises over 850 hotels across 76 countries and territories in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The company has 24 brands in the region including The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, Autograph Collection, Marriott, Sheraton and Moxy. Marriott has a pipeline of 350 hotels in EMEA with openings planned in Oman, Tanzania, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
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About Marriott International
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a portfolio of more than 7,300 properties under 30 leading brands spanning 134 countries and territories. Marriott operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts all around the world. The company offers Marriott Bonvoy™, its highly-awarded travel program with 141 million members globally. For more information, please visit our website at www.marriott.com, and for the latest company news, visit www.marriottnewscenter.com. In addition, connect with us on Facebook and @MarriottIntl on Twitter and Instagram.
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