Marriott International Asia Pacific (APAC) has announced Craig S. Smith as its President and Managing Director. He takes over from Simon F. Cooper who will retire at the end of the month.
As President of the Caribbean & Latin America region, Craig was responsible for more than 90 hotels in twenty-five countries. Since assuming the role in 2012, Mr. Smith and his team positioned the region for exciting growth that is projected to include adding 14,000 jobs and over 70 additional properties across 10 lodging brands in 26 countries and territories by 2017.