Excellence in Communication Leadership (EXCEL) Award
The Excellence in Communication Leadership (EXCEL) Award, one of the highest honors IABC can bestow,recognizes a person who is not an IABC member but exhibits leadership in fostering excellent communication. These contributions include such achievements as initiating, directing, supporting or sustaining outstanding and effective communication programs. This international award is often given to a chief executive officer (CEO), managing director or president.
One award is presented each year, provided a suitable candidate has been identified and nominated by an IABC member or non-member and approved by a majority vote by IABC’s executive board.
Thank you for your interest in IABC’s EXCEL Award.
Nominations are now closed. The nomination process for 2009 will open in October 2008.
If you’d like to be notified in advance of the 2009 IABC EXCEL Award send an e-mail to service_centre@iabc.com.
J.W. Marriott, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Marriott International, Inc.
J.W. Marriott, Jr., is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marriott International, Inc., one of the world’s largest lodging companies. His leadership spans more than 50 years, and he has taken Marriott from a family restaurant business to a global lodging company with approximately 3,000 properties in 68 countries and territories.
Known throughout the industry for his hands-on management style, Mr. Marriott has built a highly regarded culture that emphasizes the importance of Marriott’s people and recognizes the value they bring to the organization. Today, approximately 151,000 Marriott associates serve guests throughout the world.
Regarded as a lodging innovator, Mr. Marriott began shifting the company’s business model in the late 1970s from hotel ownership to property management and franchising. His strategic decision allowed the company to accelerate its growth and broaden its leadership position.
Mr. Marriott has also worked to compile a family of 18 lodging brands that range from limited service to luxury hotels and resorts. Today, the company manages and franchises hotels and resorts under the Marriott, JW Marriott, Renaissance, Bulgari, The Ritz-Carlton, Courtyard, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, TownePlace Suites, and Fairfield Inn brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, The Ritz-Carlton Club, Grand Residences by Marriott, and Horizons brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; operates conference centers; and manages golf courses.
Mr. Marriott serves as a director of the United States Naval Academy Foundation. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society, The J. Willard & Alice S. Marriott Foundation and the National Business Council. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and the Chairman of the President’s Export Council, a presidential advisory committee on export trade. Mr. Marriott is a member of the Secure Borders Open Doors Advisory Committee (SBODAC), and a former member of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (TTAB). In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Leadership Council of the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries.
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