Starwood appoints Matt Ouimet as President, Hotel Group

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has named Matt Ouimet as President, Hotel Group. Ouimet, 47, spent 17 years at The Walt Disney Company, most recently serving as President of the Disneyland Resort. In this newly created position, Ouimet will oversee hotel operations worldwide for the company’s nine hotel brands consisting of more than 850 hotels in 95 countries. Reporting to Heyer, Ouimet will also be a member of Starwood’s Senior Leadership Team.

Starwood’s four Divisional Presidents overseeing hotel operations in North American; Latin America; Asia Pacific; and Europe, Africa and the Middle East respectively will report to Ouimet, who will be based in Starwood’s headquarters in White Plains, New York.

Ouimet joined The Walt Disney Company in 1989 and began his career there in a variety of finance and business development roles. Rising quickly in the ranks, Ouimet ultimately led four separate business endeavors for Disney. During his tenure with Disney, Ouimet served as Executive General Manager of Disney’s Vacation Club; President of Disney’s Cruise Line and, most recently President of the Disneyland Resort, where he oversaw two theme parks and three hotels with 20,000 employees. Ouimet earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in accounting from State University of New York at Binghamton.

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