Biography

Anthony "Tony" Capuano has been president and chief executive officer of Marriott International since February 2021. Marriott owns the Ritz-Carlton and Le Méridien brands. He joined Marriott in 1995 in market planning and feasibility, later led development in the western United States and Canada, and then in North America, the Caribbean and Latin America. He took on global development in 2009, global design in 2014 and global operations in 2020, and was group president for global development, design and operations services before becoming chief executive. He holds a bachelor's degree in hotel administration from Cornell University and began his career at the Boston-based Leisure Time Advisory Group of Laventhol & Horwath. He also sits on the boards of McDonald's Corporation and Save Venice. His net worth was not found in the sources reviewed.

Career

  • Leisure Time Advisory Group · Laventhol & Horwath (Boston)
  • 1995 · Joined in market planning and feasibility · Marriott International
  • 2009 · Took on global development responsibility · Marriott International
  • 2014 · Added oversight of global design · Marriott International
  • 2020 · Added oversight of global operations · Marriott International
  • 2021 · President and Chief Executive Officer (February) · Marriott International

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in hotel administration, Cornell University

Achievements

  • Chief executive of the group that completed its acquisition of Starwood in September 2016
  • Board member, McDonald's Corporation and Save Venice

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