Marriott International has named long-standing employee, Jason Nuell, as Area Vice President – Australia, New Zealand and Pacific (ANZP), succeeding Sean Hunt, who retired last month.
Nuell has worked at Marriott International for over 20 years, most recently serving as Vice President Customer Experience and F&B Design Services APEC. Nuell has relocated from the company’s Asia Pacific excluding China (APEC) headquarters in Singapore to Sydney to take up the role.
Nuell will be responsible for driving the financial performance of Marriott’s 46 operating hotels, and a further 20 pipeline properties across the region.
“I congratulate Jason on his appointment to lead Marriott’s growing Australia, New Zealand and Pacific portfolio of hotels and resorts,” said Marriott International Chief Operations Officer, APEC, Neeraj Govil.
“Jason has held several senior corporate and market leadership positions for Marriott International for over 20 years and has a proven track record on innovation, talent management and driving strong performance.
“His global mindset, and passion for delivering customer and associate experiences, ideally position him to lead our ANZP operations.”
Since joining Marriott in 2003 as the Director of Food and Beverage at the Surfer’s Paradise Marriott Resort (now JW Marriott Resort and Spa Gold Coast), Nuell has held a range of senior leadership roles across southeast Asia, China, India, the United States of America and Europe.
In 2011, he was awarded Marriott International’s Global General Manager of the Year Award while serving as the General Manager of the Renaissance Phuket Resort and Spa.
A brand expert with experience in complex, organisation-wide projects, his most recent position saw Nuell guide the formation of Marriott’s APEC Brand Team where he led the brand strategy, management, activation and design for 30 brands across the region.
Nuell was also Marriott’s first Brand Advocate in Europe, leading the local brand strategy and initiative executor for both Managed and Franchised properties.
“I am looking forward to returning home to Australia to lead Marriott’s expanding footprint in the ANZP region,” Nuell said.
“After 20 years across four continents, a key focus will be to use this experience to build upon the solid pipeline of hotel agreements signed, work effectively with our property management teams to develop brand awareness and guest experience, and to drive Owner returns across the portfolio.”
Since March 2023, Marriott International has opened six new hotels in the ANZP region – in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and Port Moresby. With another 20 agreements signed, the anticipated total hotel stock in the region is more than 60 properties by 2028.