TORONTO Marriott International appointed Alain Piallat as president of Marriott Lodging Canada. In this role Piallat will oversee Marriott s most aggressive growth period in Canada to date with an estimated 15 additional hotels slated to come on line by the end of 2001. With the addition of these properties, Marriott expects to have a total of 40 hotels and resorts throughout Canada.
Piallat, who also oversees the Midwest Region of the United States for Marriott, succeeds Simon Cooper who is taking on a new role as president/COO of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. (2/13/01)