Marriott appoints new Asia Pacific president

Friday, 12 Jun, 2015 0

Craig S. Smith has been named as President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific for Marriott International.

He takes over from Simon F. Cooper, who retires at the end of June.

Smith returns to the region after serving as president of Marriott International Caribbean & Latin America since 2012 where he had overall responsibility for 90 hotels in 25 countries.

He previously held the position of COO for Marriott International’s APAC region, based in Hong Kong.

He also worked as area vice president for South East Asia and Hong Kong/Macau, and area vice president for India, Pakistan, and South East Asia.

"I’m looking forward to returning to Asia. A lot has changed since I moved from APAC to Latin America and I’m excited to return to the region while it is going through this incredible expansion," said Smith.

"Asia Pacific is integral to Marriott International achieving its objective of becoming the world’s favourite travel company."

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