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Bill Marriott (John Willard Marriott Jr.) was born on 25 March, 1932 in Washington, D.C., U.S., is a businessman. Discover Bill Marriott's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 91 years old?
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John Willard Marriott Jr. |
Occupation |
Executive Chairman of Marriott International |
Age |
92 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
Born |
25 March 1932 |
Birthday |
25 March |
Birthplace |
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Nationality |
United States |
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He is a member of famous businessman with the age 92 years old group.
Bill Marriott Height, Weight & Measurements
At 92 years old, Bill Marriott height not available right now. We will update Bill Marriott's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Bill Marriott's Wife?
His wife is Donna Garff
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Wife |
Donna Garff |
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Bill Marriott Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Bill Marriott worth at the age of 92 years old? Bill Marriott’s income source is mostly from being a successful businessman. He is from United States. We have estimated
Bill Marriott's net worth
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Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2023 |
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Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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Source of Income |
businessman |
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In 2018, Marriott received the Distinguished Service Award by the National Maritime Historical Society.
In 2018, Bill's son John Marriott III sued both him and his uncle, Richard Marriott, for allegedly cutting John out of the family fortune, in part for divorcing his wife without approval of his father. The lawsuit was settled out of court.
On November 19, 2016, Ernst & Young named Marriott the National/Overall Entrepreneur of the Year.
Effective March 31, 2012, Bill assumed the role of executive chairman of the company and relinquished the role of chief executive officer to Arne Sorenson.
Marriott is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Since 1978, the Marriotts have been supporters of the annual Festival of Lights on the grounds of the Washington D.C. Temple. In 1997, Marriott was called by the church to be an Area Authority Seventy and member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy. This was split in 2004 and Marriott joined the newly-created Sixth Quorum of the Seventy, serving until his release on October 1, 2011.
In 2010, Marriott received the Foreign Language Advocacy Award from the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in recognition of programs that provided language instruction to both non-English speaking and English speaking employees.
On June 2, 2009, Marriott received the Icon of the Industry award from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.
On April 2, 2008, Marriott received the International Association of Business Communicators' Excellence in Communication Leadership Award.
On May 4, 2006, Marriott received an honorary doctorate of humanities from Weber State University and delivered the commencement speech.
In 2001, Marriott was recognized as The Industry Leader of The Year by Broad College of Business, Michigan State University.
In an episode of 60 Minutes aired on April 7, 1996, Marriott was interviewed by Mike Wallace.
He was elected executive vice president and member of the board of directors in January 1964, president of the company in November 1964, chief executive officer in 1972, and chairman of the board in 1985. Bill introduced the practice of revenue management to the hotel industry.
Marriott joined Marriott Corporation in 1956. He pushed his father, who was wary of taking on debt after experiencing the Great Depression, to expand from the restaurant business into the hotel business.
In June 1955, he was married at the Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City.
In 1954, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Utah, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. There, he met his wife, the daughter of a professor.
Upon graduating, he went to a Navy training school in Georgia. From June 1954 to 1956, he served on the USS Randolph aircraft carrier as a wardroom mess officer in the Navy Supply Corps.
When Bill was 22 years old, in 1954, Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie Eisenhower, were dinner guests of his father. Marriott was impressed by Eisenhower's style of inclusive decision making and carried this style later in his career.
John Willard "Bill" Marriott Jr. (born March 25, 1932) is an American billionaire businessman who is the executive chairman of Marriott International, of which he owns 11.28%.