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10 Marriott IT leaders
These ten people hold or have held director-level or higher technology roles at Marriott International, from a global CTO and a chief revenue and technology officer to IT vice presidents and regional and property technology directors. A reader can learn how IT leaders lead technology organizations in hospitality businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Aisha Ceesay
LinkedInExperience: Regional Sr. Director · Marriott International
Regional Sr. Director at Marriott International since January 2022; the headline describes the role as Regional Sr. Director Of Information Technology. Former Director Of Information Technology at Marriott International (2018–2025), a role the profile places at Gaylord Palms, and former Area Manager, Information Technology at Marriott International (1998–2018).
Ashish Kale
LinkedInExperience: Vice President IT - Asia Pacific (Excl. China) · Marriott International
Vice President IT - Asia Pacific (Excl. China) at Marriott International since September 2023. Former Senior Director of Information Technology - Asia Pacific (Excluding China) (2013–2023), Sr. Regional Director - IR Projects, Asia Pacific (2011–2012) and Area Director, Asia Pacific (2006–2008) at Marriott International; the profile lists property management systems and Opera among its skills.
Drew Pinto
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue and Technology Officer · Marriott International
Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue and Technology Officer at Marriott International since February 2023; the profile says the role leads sales and support channels, revenue management, and digital and information technology strategy. Former Global Officer, Global Sales, Distribution and Revenue Management (2021–2023) and Vice President, Distribution Strategy, Systems & Intermediary Channels (2013–2016) at Marriott International.
Hussein Muhyar
LinkedInExperience: Regional Director of IT Gulf, Levant, Türkiye, Maghreb & Senegal · Marriott International
Regional Director of IT Gulf, Levant, Türkiye, Maghreb & Senegal at Marriott International since January 2026; the profile says the role heads IT operations across those regions. Regional Director of IT, Gulf, Levant & Turkiye since January 2024, and former Area Director of IT, Gulf, Levant & Turkiye (2020–2024) and Director of IT - Guest Facing Technology MEA (2020) at Marriott International.
Kathy Ploof
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Technology · Marriott International
Vice President Information Technology at Marriott International since July 2018, based in Bethesda, Maryland; the profile describes a Vice President, Strategic Planning and Program Management role. Former Senior Director Information Technology (2013–2018), Director Information Technology (2005–2013) and Information Technology Manager (1998–2005) at Marriott International.
Mary Lou Bondel
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Information Technology · Marriott International
Former Vice President, Information Technology at Marriott International (2013–2020); the headline notes retirement. Former Sr Director, Business Management Services, Information Resources (2008–2013), Sr Director, Application Services, Information Resources (2001–2008), Director, Lodging Systems, Information Systems (1997–2000) and Manager, Reservations Systems (1986–1996) at Marriott International.
Moustafa Elwan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Technology - US and Canada · Marriott International
Director of Technology - US and Canada at Marriott International since April 2023; the headline lists smart buildings, IoT connectivity, IT governance and vendor certification. Former Senior Manager - Property Management Sustainment (2020–2023) and Senior Manager - Guest Technology (2019–2020) in Global Operations at Marriott HQ, and former Director Guest Facing Technology Middle East & Africa (2015–2019) at Marriott International.
Naveen Manga
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Technology Officer · Marriott International
Global Chief Technology Officer at Marriott International since August 2021; the profile says the role is responsible for global technology strategy to support growth. Former Vice President, Global Software Engineering, Product & Experience Design (2017–2021), Senior Director, Digital Product, Architecture & Engineering (2014–2017) and Senior Director, Property & Sales Technology (2010–2014) at Hilton.
Paul Cronkleton
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Technology - Americas · Marriott International
Former Vice President Information Technology - Americas at Marriott International (2013–2020), a role the profile places in Bethesda, Maryland in the Engineering and Technical department. Former Senior Director Information Technology at Marriott International (1987–2013), and former Air Traffic Controller with the United States Air Force (1983–1986).
Rick Galloway
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Information Technology · Marriott International
Senior Director Information Technology at Marriott International since February 2024, based in the Montreal area. Former Director of Information Technology (2022–2024), Senior Information Technology Manager (2018–2022), Area IT Manager (2015–2022) and Area Systems Manager (2014–2015) at Marriott International.
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Match the person's scope to your question: global technology executives and IT vice presidents suit questions about enterprise strategy and shared systems, while regional and property IT directors suit questions about running technology inside hotels. Check whether each Marriott role is current or past before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a global hotel company divide technology ownership between headquarters, regions and individual properties?
- 02What does it take to roll out property management and guest-facing technology across thousands of hotels?
- 03How do revenue management, distribution and technology teams work together on a hotel company's digital strategy?
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