Marriott International has announced the appointment of long-standing Marriott associate Jason Nuell to the role of Area Vice President, Australia, New Zealand & Pacific.
Nuell is tasked with building upon the momentum Marriott has gained over the last 12 months, and leading the growth and performance in the region.
Nuell takes up the position following the retirement of Sean Hunt, relocating from Marriott’s Asia Pacific excluding China (APEC) headquarters in Singapore to Sydney, to oversee and drive the financial performance of 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 Neeraj Govil, Chief Operations Officer, APEC said.
“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,” said Govil.
Nuell joined Marriott in 2003 as the Director of Food and Beverage at the Surfer’s Paradise Marriott Resort (now JW Marriott Resort & Spa Gold Coast). His career with Marriott International has included a range of senior leadership roles across southeast Asia, China, India, the United States of America and Europe.
Nuell was awarded Marriott International’s Global General Manager of the Year Award while serving as the General Manager of the Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa in 2011.
Most recently, Nuell was based in Singapore in the role of Vice President Customer Experience and F&B Design Services APEC. In this position, Nuell has been guiding the formation of Marriott’s APEC Brand Team where he led the brand strategy, management, activation and design for 30 brands across the region.
The group says Nuell is a brand expert within the Global Brand Management of Marriott International, having led complex, organisation-wide projects. His expertise includes developing insights, strategies and innovations for the company’s lifestyle brands; including AC by Marriott, Moxy, Renaissance, Edition and Autograph Hotels.
“I am looking forward to returning home to Australia to lead Marriott’s expanding footprint in the ANZP region,” said Nuell.
“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,” he said.
Since March 2023, Marriott International has opened six new hotels in the ANZP region including W Sydney, and properties in Melbourne, Perth, and Port Moresby.
There are another 20 agreements signed, taking the anticipated total number of hotels in the region to more than 60 by 2028.
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