Marriott International promotes Raj Menon to Southeast Asia and Pacific COO

Marriott International has appointed Raj Menon as chief operations officer in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region, effective 1 March.Menon will be tasked with driving the hotel group's key initiatives and ensuring that brand and discipline programmes are implemented.He was previously South Asia Area VP at Marriott International for seven years and markets he has been overseeing included Pakistan, Malaysia and Australia."We needed someone who knew Asia Pacific inside-out to continue our regional expansion plans. Raj’s superb track record in India where he led our growth from six hotels in 2007 to 27 Marriott managed hotels operating under seven brands today, speaks for itself," Simon Cooper, president and managing director Asia Pacific at Marriott International, said.Marriott International expects to more than double its size in Asia by 2019, increasing its current portfolio of over 170 hotels to more than 340 hotels across 18 countries.Source: Press release