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10 Marriott regional operations leaders
Area vice president and regional vice president are among the roles held by these ten Marriott regional operations leaders, who run areas, regions and markets of hotels for Marriott International. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Marriott from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex Ahluwalia
LinkedInExperience: Area Vice President · Marriott International
Alex Ahluwalia has been Area Vice President at Marriott International since September 2020, and their highlight says the role is responsible for premium and luxury brand hotels located in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada. They were also Senior Vice President Global Operations at Marriott International (2017–2020), General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua (2013–2016) and General Manager, JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa (2007–2013).
Duke Nam
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President for South Korea, Vietnam & Philippines · Marriott International
Duke Nam has been Regional Vice President for South Korea, Vietnam & Philippines at Marriott International since March 2025. At Marriott International they were also Area Vice President for South Korea, Vietnam & Philippines (2024–2025), Area Vice President for Korea and the Philippines (2018–2024) and Area Vice President for South China (2016–2018), and they were Vice President, Operations, South China & Hainan at SHRW, LLC (2015–2018).
Eileen MacElroy
LinkedInExperience: Area Vice President Operations · Marriott International
Eileen MacElroy has been Area Vice President Operations at Marriott International since January 2017, a role the highlight tags at President/Vice President level in Operations. The listing also shows an Area Vice President of Operations at Marriott International row dated from 1989 with no end date, and places them in Andover, Massachusetts.
Elaine Richard
LinkedInExperience: Area Vice President, Eastern Region · Marriott International
Elaine Richard has been Area Vice President, Eastern Region at Marriott International since February 2022 and Regional Vice President, Southeast Region Marriott Golf Division there since January 2025. Their highlight says the Eastern Region role provides executive oversight for 53 Marriott Full Service Premium hotels in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Regions with annual revenues in excess of $2.5B. They were also Area Vice President, Americas Eastern Region (2020–2022).
Gaston Gonzalez
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President, Caribbean & Mexico · Marriott International
Gaston Gonzalez has been Regional Vice President, Caribbean & Mexico at Marriott International since January 2025. At Marriott International they were also Area Vice President, Mexico (2023–2025), Vice President Operations & Guest Services (2020–2023), General Manager (2018–2020) and Area Director of Operations, Caribbean & Latin America (2012–2018).
Harris Chan
LinkedInExperience: Area VP - Hawaii & French Polynesia · Marriott International
Harris Chan has been Area VP - Hawaii & French Polynesia at Marriott International since September 2016, a role the highlight places in Honolulu, Hawaii. The listing also shows a VP, Operations, Hawaii & French Polynesia row at SHRW, LLC from 2013 with no end date, and rows as VP - Operations / China & Taiwan at SHRW, LLC (2007–2012) and Managing Director at Shenzhen New World Investment (USA) Inc. (2012–2013).
Minnie Xu
LinkedInExperience: Area Vice President · Marriott International
Minnie Xu has been Area Vice President at Marriott International since May 2018, a role the highlight places in Guangzhou under the headline Area Vice President - South China. The listing also shows Multi-property Vice President - Hangzhou (from 2017) and Cluster General Manager - Hangzhou (from 2012) rows at Marriott International with no end dates, and a General Manager row at Courtyard by Marriott Shanghai Xujiahui (2010–2012).
Nicholas Spencer
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President · Marriott International
Nicholas Spencer has been Regional Vice President at Marriott International since February 2017, a role the highlight places in Madison, Wisconsin and tags at President/Vice President level in General Management. They were also Regional Operations Manager at IHG Hotels & Resorts (2015–2017) and at Travelodge Hotels Limited (1999–2015).
Pankaj Birla
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President - Eastern Europe · Marriott International
Pankaj Birla has been Regional Vice President - Eastern Europe at Marriott International since January 2025. At Marriott International they were also Area Vice President - DACH & Eastern Europe (2024–2025), held two Area Vice President - Eastern Europe rows (2017–2023) and were VP Finance Operations (2013–2017), and their highlight credits their team with elevating hotel performance across Marriott's brand portfolio in DACH and Eastern Europe.
Stefan Kuehr
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Nordics · Marriott International
Stefan Kuehr has been Regional Vice President Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Nordics at Marriott International since March 2026, and their highlight notes additional oversight for Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. At Marriott International they were also Regional Vice President Germany & Austria & Switzerland (DACH) (2025–2026), Market Vice President Turkiye & Jordan & Kuwait (2024–2025), Market Vice President Qatar (2022–2024) and Market Vice President Russia & Kazakhstan & Armenia (2018–2022).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What do you review each week to judge how the hotels in your area are performing?
- 02How did your priorities change when you moved from running a hotel or cluster to overseeing a whole area?
- 03What has worked for you when introducing a new operating standard across many hotels at once?
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