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University of Minnesota Law School. University of Minnesota.
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Arne Sorenson
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He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Marriott International. A graduate of Luther College and the University of Minnesota Law School, Sorenson became the head of the largest publicly traded hotel chain in the world on March 31, 2012. He previously practiced law in Washington, District of Columbia with Latham and Watkins (specializing in mergers and acquisitions litigation), has been a director for Wal-Mart, and has served as the Chief Operating Officer for Marriott.
Sorenson is the first person outside the Marriott family to lead the company.
Sorenson heads a company strained by the economic difficulties since 2007, and which is attempting to rebuild its revenue base. He began his term as Chief Executive Officer with a trip to Brazil to inspect Marriott facilities there.
