Marriott International

Steven S Reinemund is dean of the Schools of Business at Wake Forest University. He was chairman and CEO of PepsiCo between 2001 and 2006. Reinemund... spent 22 years working for PepsiCo in various capacities. During his CEO tenure at PepsiCo, revenues grew by $9 billion, net income rose 70%, earnings per share were up 80% and PepsiCo’s market cap exceeded $100 billion. He led the acquisitions of several other food and beverage companies including Quaker Oats, Naked Juice, Izze and Stacy’s Chips. Reinemund is a former Captain, serving for five years in the United States Marine Corps after he graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970. Part of his five years in the military, Reinemund served as a guard at the White House during the administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. After leaving the military, Reinemund held various positions at IBM and Marriott’s Roy Rogers division in addition to earning an MBA at the Darden Business School at UVA in 1978. In 1984, Reinemund joined PepsiCo’s Pizza Hut division as the Senior Vice President of Operations.
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John Willard "Bill" Marriott, Jr. is the Chairman of Marriott International. Marriott is the son of Alice Marriott and J. Willard Marriott, the... founder of Marriott International. He attended St. Albans School in Washington, DC, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Utah, where he became a member of Sigma Chi. He served as an officer in the United States Navy. He is also an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. Marriott joined the Marriott Corporation in 1956, was elected Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Directors in January 1964 and president of the company in November 1964, Chief Executive Officer in 1972, and Chairman of the Board in 1985. Marriott is actively involved in various boards and councils including, the U.S. Travel and Tourism Promotional Advisory Board, the executive committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council, the National Business Council, the board of trustees of the National Urban League, a director of the National Geographic Society, and a director of the Naval Academy Endowment Trust.
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Ms. Fudge served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Young & Rubicam from 2003 to 2006. Prior to joining Young & Rubicam, Ms.... Fudge worked at General Mills and at General Foods, where she served in a number of positions including president of Kraft General Foods’ Maxwell House Coffee Company and president of Kraft’s Beverages, Desserts and Post Divisions.
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