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London, England, Gb

New York, New York, Us

Beverly Hills, Ca, Us

Stamford, Ct, Us

Led finance for division encompassing over $10 billion in systemwide revenue, $700 million in EBITDA and 700 hotels across North and South America. Responsible for performance management, controls and compliance, and talent development for over 1,200 hotel and division level associates• Led the successful integration planning for the Marriott and Starwood merger at the request of the CEO, a $12 billion transaction that created the world’s largest hospitality company• Grew revenue market share, improved operating margins and delivered new unit growth ahead of expectations resulting in strong EBITDA growth• Executed on $150 million annual capital budget across 20 owned hotels and 13 joint ventures in five countries, improving ability to monetize assets• Developed and implemented improved compliance technology and processes resulting in 75% green audits, the strongest results ever delivered• Selected vendor and shifted hotel level accounting from on-property to centralized service center in India with 20% savings on impacted positions

Stamford, Ct, Us

Led finance for $4 billion revenue division including 200 hotels in developed and emerging markets with over 30 financial systems, 35 currencies, 40 languages and 60 countries• Stabilized finance department and senior leadership team after significant turnover by delivering improved associate satisfaction scores and employee engagement• Progressed corporate asset disposition strategy by restructuring two long-term leases, selling two owned hotels and developing renovation plans for three owned hotels• Delivered financial results within 1% of budget in each of two consecutive years during periods of macro-economic uncertainty

Stamford, Ct, Us

• Rapidly promoted resulting in leadership of worldwide forecasting, budgeting and strategic planning process for $15 billion Fortune 500 Company. Role required historical results analysis, forecast assessments, competitive benchmarking and extensive interaction cross-functionally • Met or exceeded guidance 29 quarters in a row – every quarter while in FP&A• Led Investor Relations for one year before moving to EAME. Executed Investor Day conference in Shanghai with a particular focus on Starwood’s Asia Pacific and China growth plans• Managed $4.2 billion sale of 33 assets to Host Hotels. Performed extensive financial and valuation analyses, developed presentations to Board of Directors and served as primary contact for external advisors

Boston, Ma, Us

Worldwide, Oo

Mba

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics