Obituary
Arne Sorenson, First Outsider Leader of Marriott, Dies at 62
- He ran the world’s largest hotel chain, with 7,500 properties
- Oversaw company’s $14 billion takeover of Starwood in 2016
Arne Sorenson, the first non-family member to be chief executive officer of Marriott International Inc., the world’s largest hotel chain, has died. He was 62.
Sorenson died on Feb. 15, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. He disclosed a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in May 2019, saying doctors had caught the disease early, and that he intended to continue working while undergoing treatments.