On August 28, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”), upon the recommendation of the Executive Chairman of the Board and the President and Chief Executive Officer, appointed Felitia Lee to serve as Marriott’s Controller and Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, effective immediately. Ms. Lee succeeds Bao Giang Val Bauduin, who will remain with Marriott and has been named Chief Financial Officer, Consumer Operations, Technology and Emerging Businesses.
Ms. Lee, age 59, has significant financial experience in both domestic and international senior leadership positions in the areas of controllership, audit, shared services, and acquisitions and integrations, and a track record of leading large organizations through change and delivering results. Since joining Marriott in May 2020, Ms. Lee has been supporting management of the Company’s accounting operations. Prior to joining Marriott, Ms. Lee was the Senior Vice President and Controller for Kohl’s Corporation, a publicly-traded retailer, since 2018, where she was responsible for financial reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley processes, capital management, tax planning and compliance. Prior to joining Kohl’s Corporation, Ms. Lee held numerous positions with PepsiCo, Inc., a publicly-traded global food and beverage company, starting in 1996, culminating in positions as Vice President and Controller of Pepsi Cola North America in 2005, and after the merger with two of its largest bottlers in 2010, Vice President and Controller of the Pepsi Beverage Company. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Inc., Ms. Lee was International Finance Director and Assistant Controller, Visioncare, at Pilkington, plc, a global glass manufacturer, and Audit Manager at Coopers & Lybrand, an accounting firm now part of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ms. Lee graduated from Santa Clara University with a Bachelor of Science, Accounting degree. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. | |