Starwood Hotels and Resorts CEO Frits van Paasschen announced a restructuring of top management on Tuesday.
Matthew Avril, currently co-president of Starwood Vacation Ownership (SVO), has been named president of Starwood’s global hotel group. He replaces Matt Ouimet, who is leaving the company. Starwood did not say where Ouimet, who was hired from Disney Resorts two years ago, was going.
Sergio Rivera, who has been co-heading SVO with Avril, will now have sole management responsibility for the vacation ownership business, the company said.
Avril will relocate to Starwood’s headquarters in White Plains, N.Y., to oversee hotel operations worldwide for Starwood’s nine hotel brands. He will also oversee Starwood's global sales organization.
Avril has more than 22 years of industry experience, including 16 years at Starwood and Vistana, a vacation ownership company that is now part of SVO.