No. 21: Marriott International

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  • No. 1 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Supplier Diversity
  • No. 7 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Blacks
  • No. 8 in The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Latinos
Why It’s on the List

Chairman and CEO J.W. “Bill” Marriott Jr. continued to be an ambassador for strong diversity commitment in 2011. Mr. Marriott ties 10 percent of executives’ bonuses to diversity and personally signs off on it. Components include hiring and promotion objectives (reflecting the geography of the region and the labor pool) at the management level and people measured by how their geographic market performs.

All facets are measured, including programmatic activities for each hotel and region, such as community involvement of the executives, implementation of leadership-development programs, building talent pipelines, recruitment activities, mentoring and program work of the diversity and inclusion councils. Arne M. Sorenson, president and chief executive officer as of March 31, is expected to continue the hospitality company’s emphasis on diversity as a key factor in connecting with its customers globally and in the United States.

Marriott has a world-class supplier-diversity program and will be honored as DiversityInc’s Top Company for Supplier Diversity at our special-awards event Oct. 11. Sorenson will be accepting. For more on this event, visit www.DiversityInc.com/events.

Almost 8 percent of its total procurement was spent with Tier I (direct contractor) minority-owned businesses and 9.5 percent was spent with women-owned businesses. Procurement-management compensation is tied to supplier diversity, and the company provides mentoring and financial assistance or education for diverse suppliers.

Marriott International will receive DiversityInc’s 2012 Top Company for Supplier Diversity special award.
Diversity Leadership
Arne Sorenson Photo Arne Sorenson
President and Chief Executive Officer:“Marriott’s core strength lies in our ability to embrace differences and offer opportunity to everyone so that they feel valued, contribute their unique gifts and experience personal growth. Similarly, our ability to engage the most diverse customers and to reflect local cultures in our hotels propels our success and global growth.”
David Rodriguez Photo David Rodriguez
Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Diversity Leader:“Our business is about creating great experiences. It begins with our associates and extends to our customers and other stakeholders. Since Marriott’s founding, our success has been rooted in offering an oasis where everyone can find dignity, respect and the opportunity to thrive, revive and grow. This is our company culture, our purpose and bedrock foundation for success.”
Company Information

U.S. Headquarters: Bethesda, Md.

Global Employees: 120,000

U.S. Employees: 100,464

Last Year’s DiversityInc Top 50 Ranking: No. 14
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