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Marriott's Leeny Oberg, CFO and EVP, development to retire
Marriott International has announced that after 26 years with the company, Leeny Oberg, chief financial officer and executive vice president, development, has decided to retire effective March 31, 2026.
Two long-time Marriott veterans have been named her successors. Next year, Jen Mason will become the company’s chief financial officer and Shawn Hill will take on the role of chief development officer.
Oberg has served as Marriott’s chief since 2016. In February 2023, Oberg was additionally tapped to lead the strategic growth of the company’s global lodging portfolio. Her previous role was chief financial officer at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Chevy Chase, Md. She also serves as board member at Adobe for nearly seven years, and a member board of trustees at Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, Va. Before that, she worked at Sodexho Marriott Services, Sallie Mae and Goldman Sachs.
She also held several previous roles at Marriott, including senior vice president, corporate and development finance and senior vice president, international project finance and asset management for Europe and the Middle East and Africa. She first joined Marriott as part of its investor relations group in 1999.
“Leeny has made substantial contributions to Marriott, including her incredible work on the Starwood acquisition and integration and her resolute navigation through the pandemic,” says J.W. Marriott, Jr., chairman emeritus, Marriott International. “Since she became CFO on January 1, 2016, the company has seen a significant increase in shareholder value, with the stock meaningfully outperforming the S&P 500. Leeny embodies our values and helped guide our culture throughout her career, and I am grateful for her leadership. She will be missed.”
Jen Mason, global officer, treasurer and risk management, Marriott International
Jen Mason will assume the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer once Oberg steps down from that role. Mason joined Marriott in 1992 and currently serves as global officer, treasurer and risk management.
She has held several leadership roles, including chief financial officer for the company’s largest segment, the U.S. & Canada division, senior vice president of IT business partnership & planning, and senior vice president, sales & marketing planning support. In her first 16 years with Marriott, she held positions in internal audit, corporate financial planning & analysis, lodging finance and business development.
Shawn Hill, chief development officer, APEC region, Marriott International
The company has named Shawn Hill to the role of executive vice president and chief development officer effective January 1, 2026—initially reporting to Oberg, and after Oberg steps down from her role, to Capuano. Hill, who has been with the company for nearly 28 years, is currently chief development officer for Marriott’s Asia Pacific Excluding China (APEC) region. In that role, he has been responsible for growing Marriott’s share meaningfully in the APEC region through new development, existing hotel conversions, franchising, branded residential, and affiliations and licensing agreements with other travel brands and companies.
He started his career with Marriott in 1997, and has worked at Marriott’s headquarters in Bethesda, Md. in accounting, finance, and asset management; before moving to Hong Kong to join the asia pacific development team in 2005. Upon assuming these roles, Mason and Hill will serve on Marriott's executive leadership team and report to Anthony Capuano, president and CEO.
