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Anthony Capuano

Anthony G. Capuano is President and CEO of Marriott International, the global lodging company. He joined Marriott in 1995 and spent much of his career in development leadership before becoming CEO in 2021 and adding the president role in 2023. His former remit included strategic growth of Marriott's brands, global design, and operating standards across thousands of properties, experience that now informs his oversight of the company's international hotel system.

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Known For

  • Leading Marriott's global development, design, and operations services before becoming CEO.
  • Joining Marriott in 1995 and moving through senior roles that connected brand growth with hotel development and operating standards.
  • Leading the company through portfolio expansion that includes the 2023 City Express acquisition and the long-term MGM Collection licensing agreement.

Career

Capuano joined Marriott in 1995. Before his appointment as CEO in February 2021, he served as Group President for Global Development, Design and Operations Services from 2020 to 2021 and as executive vice president and global chief development officer from 2011 to 2020. Marriott says that role included strategic growth of all its brands, global design, and operating standards for thousands of properties worldwide. He became Marriott's president as well as CEO in February 2023. The company’s public history records the City Express acquisition and MGM Collection licensing agreement in 2023 as examples of continued brand and portfolio expansion; these are corporate actions during his leadership, not deals personally negotiated by Capuano unless transaction sources say so.

Leadership Scope

Marriott operates through a mix of managed, franchised, and licensed lodging brands, so Capuano's position spans relationships with hotel owners and franchisees as well as brand strategy and corporate operations. The 2026 proxy describes his responsibility for company strategy, performance, culture, and executive succession. Marriott's asset-light structure means the brand network is broader than the real estate it owns directly.

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