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EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 3168

TOTAL RATINGS: 23102

CEO: Anthony Capuano

Kathleen Kelly Oberg — Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Marriott

Executive Bio

Ms. Kathleen Kelly Oberg, also known as Leeny, has been Manager of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., since September 23, 2016. Ms. Oberg has been Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Marriott International, Inc. since January 01, 2016. Ms. Oberg served as the Chief Financial Officer at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. from 2013 to January 1, 2016. She is a 16-year Marriott veteran. She served in a range of financial leadership positions with Marriott. From 2008 to 2013, she served as senior vice president, corporate and development finance at Marriott, where she led a team which valued new hotel development projects, evaluated merger and acquisition opportunities, prepared the company's long range plans and annual budgets and made recommendations for its financial and capital allocation strategy. From 2006 to 2008, she served as Senior Vice President of international project finance and asset management for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and also as the region's senior finance executive. She first joined Marriott as part of its investor relations group in 1999. Prior to joining Marriott, She held a variety of financial leadership positions with such organizations as Sodexo (previously Sodexo Marriott Services), Sallie Mae, Goldman Sachs and Chase Manhattan Bank. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Finance/Management Information Systems from the University of Virginia, McIntyre School of Business and received her MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Impact on Finance Department's Culture

Kathleen Kelly Oberg holds the highest position within the Finance department at Marriott — Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Finance department. The average employee described daily life within the Finance department as a Comfortably fast paced and challenging 8 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Marriott's Finance department are invested in Marriott's goals, and feel as though there is space for career growth.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Marriott Employees

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Marriott's Executive Team scores in the Top 50%
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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

59% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Department - IT 81/100

Department - Admin 77/100

Tenure - 5 to 10 Years 77/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Department - Customer Success 45/100

Gender - Non-Binary 50/100

Department - Product 54/100

Marriott's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 1336 ratings, Marriott's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “C+” or 66/100. On average, Men provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Women. Also, the IT department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Customer Success department.

Marriott's Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 45% of other companies in Washington, DC and Top 50% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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