Coors Brewing CEO Resigns To Take Top Spot At Starwood Hotels.

Starwood Hotels has spent the last 5-months searching for a new CEO.  The search has finally ended.  The company has announced that it has hired Frits van Paasschen, formerly CEO of Coors Brewing Co. 

Van Paasschen has no hospitality experience. His experience with global consumer brands which includes executive stints at Nike and Disney are what made him an attractive candidate.

He takes over an impressive empire. Starwood’s portfolio includes Le Meridien, Sheraton, Westin and W Hotels. In a press release Starwood Chairman Bruce Duncan said “Frits is an extremely talented and proven leader with demonstrated success in driving both top and bottom-line growth on a global scale across a variety of leading consumer lifestyle companies.”