Board of Directors

  • William J. Shaw

    William J. Shaw

    Chairman of the Board

    William J. Shaw

    Chairman of the Board

    Mr. Shaw has served as a director of the Company since July 2011 and as Chairman of our Board since November 2011. He served as Vice Chairman of Marriott International, a publicly traded international lodging and hospitality company, from May 2009 until his retirement in March 2011. He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Marriott International from 1997 until May 2009. He joined Marriott International in 1974 and was named Corporate Controller in 1979 and a Corporate Vice President in 1982. In 1986, Mr. Shaw was named Senior Vice President-Finance and Treasurer of Marriott International. He became Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Marriott International in 1988. In 1992, he was named President of the Marriott Service Group. Mr. Shaw serves on the Board of Directors of Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., the general partner of The Carlyle Group, L.P., and on the Board of Directors of DiamondRock Hospitality Company, a publicly traded lodging real estate investment trust. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Notre Dame and the Board of Trustees of Suburban Hospital. In the past five years, Mr. Shaw served on the Board of Trustees of three funds in the American Family of Mutual Funds.

    Mr. Shaw brings to the Board extensive management experience with Marriott International, his prominent status in the hospitality industry and a wealth of knowledge in dealing with financial and accounting matters as a result of his prior service in financial and accounting positions at Marriott International, including as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Shaw also has experience as a board member of publicly traded companies.

  • john geller

    John E. Geller, Jr.

    President & Chief Executive Officer

    John E. Geller, Jr.

    President & Chief Executive Officer

    John E. Geller, Jr. serves as President & Chief Executive Officer for Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation and is a member of the company’s executive committee. In addition to finance and accounting, Mr. Geller also has responsibility for human resources, information technology, and global vacation ownership operations.

    Mr. Geller began his career in 1989 with Arthur Andersen in Washington, D.C., as a staff auditor and coincidentally, his first client assignment was Marriott International. In 2000, he became an audit partner within the real estate and hospitality practice. He moved to Ernst & Young in 2002, where he served as a partner in their real estate and hospitality practice. In December 2004, Mr. Geller left public accounting to assume the position of chief financial officer of AutoStar Realty – a real estate investment company sponsored by Staubach Companies and iStar Financial – which focused on financing automotive real estate. 

    Mr. Geller joined Marriott International in 2005 where he served as senior vice president and chief internal audit and information security officer. From May through December 2008, he was the chief financial officer for the Western Region of North America Lodging Operations, after which he transitioned to the role of chief financial officer at Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation until December 2017, when he assumed responsibility for the information technology and human resources departments. In January 2021, Mr. Geller was appointed to his current role of president and chief financial officer where his responsibilities expanded to include global vacation ownership operations. 

    Mr. Geller holds his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Pennsylvania State University.
     

  • C.E. Andrews

    C.E. Andrews

    Former Chief Executive Officer, MorganFranklin Consulting

    C.E. Andrews

    Former Chief Executive Officer, MorganFranklin Consulting

    Mr. Andrews has served as a director of the Company since April 2013. Mr. Andrews has served as a member of the Board of Directors of, and an advisor to, MorganFranklin Consulting, a business consulting and technology solutions company, since April 2017 he served as its Chief Executive Officer from May 2013 until March 2017. From June 2009 until February 2012, Mr. Andrews was the president of RSM McGladrey Business Services, Inc., an audit and accounting services provider. Prior to that, Mr. Andrews served as the president of SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae), which originates, services and collects student loans. He joined Sallie Mae in 2003 as the Executive Vice President of Accounting and Risk Management, and held the title of Chief Financial Officer from 2006 to 2007. Prior to joining Sallie Mae, Mr. Andrews spent approximately 30 years at Arthur Andersen, LLP, an accounting firm. He served as managing partner for Arthur Andersen's mid-Atlantic region, and was promoted to global managing partner for audit and advisory services in 2002. Mr. Andrews serves on the boards of WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc., Washington Mutual Investors Fund, and NVR Inc., a publicly traded homebuilder. In addition, he serves on the board of Vemo Education, Inc., a privately-held company that develops customized, value-oriented student financing programs. Mr. Andrews also serves on the boards of Junior Achievement and The Global Good Fund.

    Mr. Andrews brings to the Board, and particularly to the Audit Committee, the extensive financial and accounting expertise that he obtained over his thirty year career in public accounting, as well as through his role as Chief Financial Officer of Sallie Mae. Mr. Andrews also has experience as a board member and an officer of publicly traded companies.

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    Lizanne Galbreath

    Managing Director, Galbreath & Company

    Lizanne Galbreath

    Managing Director, Galbreath & Company

    Lizanne Galbreath is the managing partner of Galbreath & Company, a real estate investment firm. Prior to her current role, Ms. Galbreath was managing director of LaSalle Partners/Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate services and investment management firm where she also served as a director.

    Before her time at LaSalle, Ms. Galbreath spent 13 years in a variety of leadership positions including managing director, chairman and chief executive officer at The Galbreath Company, the predecessor entity of Galbreath & Company.

    Ms. Galbreath received a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College. Ms. Galbreath formerly served on the boards of ILG, Inc. (until its merger with Marriott Vacations Worldwide), Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc., the Fairfield County Community Foundation, where she chaired the board, Grosvenor, North America (The Duke of Westminster’s North American real estate investment company), Stew Leonard’s and was the past chair of The Wharton School’s Real Estate Advisory Board. She also currently serves as a director on the boards of Paramount Group, Inc. and Urban Land Institute, RARE and The Nature Conservancy – MT chapter.

  • Mary E. Galligan

    Mary E. Galligan

    Former Managing Director, Deloitte

    Mary E. Galligan

    Former Managing Director, Deloitte

    Ms. Galligan has served as a director of the Company since January 2024.

    Ms. Galligan’s career has spanned 35 years in technology and cybersecurity, government relations, and risk management, as well as navigating high-profile multifaceted crises and cyber incidents.

    She began her career in 1988 as a special agent in the FBI, assuming positions of increasing responsibility and eventually becoming a member of the federal government’s Senior Executive Service and the first female appointed Special Agent in Charge of Cyber and Special Operations in the New York office. In that role, she was responsible for driving the operations of the largest technical and physical surveillance operation in the FBI, including budget, personnel, and oversight of investigations into national security and criminal cyber intrusions.

    Ms. Galligan has been successful in adapting her work with U.S. government entities to risk mitigation and incident response measures for the private sector. She most recently served as Managing Director for Deloitte’s Cyber & Strategic Risk practice from 2013 to 2023, leading the response to several high-profile cyber breaches while also serving as an advisor on addressing cyber incidents to the boards of directors and senior executives of Deloitte’s Fortune 500 clients.

    Ms. Galligan is also a director on the Intermediate Holding Company Board (IHC) of Barclays, US LLC, a non-publicly traded company. In addition to presenting and authoring publications on cybersecurity risk and topics like artificial intelligence, she is an FBI-certified Crisis Negotiator and Crisis Manager. Ms. Galligan also serves as an advocate for the acceleration of women professionals in the cybersecurity field and accessible STEM education for girls in secondary schools. She holds an M.A. in psychology from The New School for Social Research, a B.A. in communications from Fordham University, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Marian University.
     

  • Raymond L. Gellein

    Raymond L. Gellein, Jr.

    Former Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, Strategic Hotels and Resorts, Inc

    Raymond L. Gellein, Jr.

    Former Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, Strategic Hotels and Resorts, Inc

    Mr. Gellein has served as a director of the Company since November 2011. From November 2012 until his retirement in December 2015, he served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust ("REIT") with a portfolio of luxury hotels. From August 2010 to November 2012, he served as Strategic Hotels & Resorts' non-executive Chairman, and from August 2009 to December 2015, as a director. He served as President of the Global Development Group of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. from July 2006 through March 2008, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., a publicly traded hotel and leisure company, from October 1999 to July 2006. Mr. Gellein is also Chair Emeritus of the American Resort Development Association and serves as Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the Mind and Life Institute.

    Based on his past roles with Strategic Hotels & Resorts and Starwood, Mr. Gellein brings to the Board vast leadership experience in the hospitality and lodging industries with a particular expertise in the vacation ownership sector. As a result of these roles, Mr. Gellein also has experience as an executive officer and board member of publicly traded companies. As a past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Resort Development Association, he also has extensive knowledge of the legislative and regulatory issues related to the vacation ownership business.

     

  • Jonice Gray-Tucker

    Jonice M. Gray

    Partner, Financial Services, Paul Hastings

    Jonice M. Gray

    Partner, Financial Services, Paul Hastings

    Ms. Gray is a Partner with Paul Hastings, practicing in the Financial Services – Investigations, Regulation, and Litigation Group.

    Throughout her professional career, Ms. Gray has specialized in work with banks, non-bank financial institutions, and other companies providing financial products and services. She works with some of the largest bank and non-bank financial institutions, emerging companies such as fintechs, and retailers whose business operations include consumer and commercial finance. 

    Ms. Gray’s work is focused on representing corporate clients in high-stakes legal proceedings, including matters initiated by federal and state regulators, private civil litigation, and internal investigations. Ms. Gray’s work includes particularized focus on matters related to consumer protection and corporate compliance. 

    Ms. Gray routinely provides strategic advice to senior corporate leaders, including Boards of Directors, as they navigate complex, and often unexpected, business and legal challenges. In view of the nature of her practice, this work often involves crisis management. 

    Ms. Gray has been deeply professionally engaged as a leader in her industry. She is the Immediate Past Chair of the American Bar Association’s Banking Law Committee, which had over 2,000 members during her three-year term. She now sits on the Leadership Council for the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section. She has delivered over 200 speeches and authored more than 20 articles in the past few years. 

    Outside of her professional work, Ms. Gray has served as a Director and as a senior leader for numerous non-profit organizations. Her current affiliations include serving as the Vice President of the Board of Directors for The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia and on the Advisory Board for the Ron Brown Scholars Program.

    Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Mrs. Gray was a Founding Partner and Governing Board Member with Buckley LLP. She holds a BA from the University of Virginia (Phi Beta Kappa) and a JD from Yale Law School.

    Ms. Gray brings to the Board of Directors a fresh and unique perspective in the areas of financial and capital markets, regulatory affairs, consumer protection, risk and crisis management, and technology. These attributes will be an asset to the Company as it continues to make investments designed to drive continued, sustainable future growth.
     

  • Melquiades R. Martinez

    Melquiades R. Martinez

    Former Chairman of the Southeast and Latin America, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    Melquiades R. Martinez

    Former Chairman of the Southeast and Latin America, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    Mr. Martinez has served as a director of the Company since November 2011. He has served as Chairman of the Southeast and Latin America of JPMorgan Chase & Co., an investment and financial services company, from July 2010 to March 2023. Prior to that, he was a partner in the law firm DLA Piper from September 2009. Mr. Martinez served as a U.S. Senator from Florida from January 2005 through September 2009. He also served as Chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 through October 2007, as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from 2001 to 2004, and as Mayor of Orange County, Florida from November 1998 to January 2001. Mr. Martinez is a director of NVR Inc., a publicly traded homebuilder. Mr. Martinez formerly served as a director of Progress Energy, Inc.

    Mr. Martinez provides our Board with the benefit of his vast experience in the public and private sector and his in-depth knowledge of and relationships within the Florida community, where our headquarters are located. The Board also benefits from his legal experience and knowledge of the legislative and regulatory processes.

     

  • William W. McCarten

    William W. McCarten

    Chairman of the Board, DiamondRock Hospitality Company

    William W. McCarten

    Chairman of the Board, DiamondRock Hospitality Company

    Mr. McCarten has served as a director of the Company since November 2011. He has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of DiamondRock Hospitality Company, a publicly traded lodging REIT, since January 2010. He was Executive Chairman of DiamondRock from September 2008 to December 2009. Prior to that, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DiamondRock from its inception in 2004 until September 2008. From 1979 through 2003, Mr. McCarten worked at Marriott International and companies that operated businesses that were previously part of Marriott International or its predecessors, where he held a number of executive positions, including President of the Services Group and President and Chief Executive Officer of HMSHost Corporation, a publicly traded company, and he served as a consultant to Marriott International from January 2004 to June 2004. Mr. McCarten is also a director of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., a publicly traded company.

    Mr. McCarten provides the Board with the benefit of his extensive experience in the hospitality industry and capital markets, including his service as Chief Executive Officer of two publicly traded companies and as a board member of publicly traded companies. He is a former certified public accountant who has a strong familiarity with accounting and financial reporting matters.

  • Dianna F. Morgan

    Dianna F. Morgan

    Former Senior Vice President, Walt Disney World Company

    Dianna F. Morgan

    Former Senior Vice President, Walt Disney World Company

    Ms. Morgan has served as a director of the Company since April 2013. She retired in 2001 from a 30-year career with Walt Disney World Company, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, a publicly traded entertainment company, where she served most recently as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Walt Disney World Company. During her tenure at Walt Disney World Company, she oversaw the Disney Institute, a recognized leader in experiential training, leadership development, benchmarking and cultural change for business professionals around the world. She served on the Board of Trustees for the University of Florida from 2001 to 2011, and as its Chair from 2007 to 2009. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of CNL Healthcare Properties, Inc. and Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and the Board of Trustees of Hersha Hospitality Trust, a publicly traded REIT. Ms. Morgan is also Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors of Orlando Health and previously served as Chairman of the national board for the Children's Miracle Network. Within the last five years, she served on the Board of CNL Bancshares, Inc.

    As an accomplished senior manager at Walt Disney World Company in various areas, Ms. Morgan brings to the Board best practice expertise in human capital and the customer experience. Ms. Morgan's previous experience overseeing the Disney Institute, which provides leading professional development programs, and serving as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Walt Disney World Company have provided her with extensive knowledge of leadership development programs and organizational culture. In addition, Ms. Morgan's experience as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for Walt Disney World Company has provided her with a solid foundation in media relations and government relations. She also has extensive experience as a board member of publicly traded and private companies.

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    Stephen R. Quazzo

    Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pearlmark Real Estate, LLC

    Stephen R. Quazzo

    Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pearlmark Real Estate, LLC

    Stephen R. Quazzo is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Pearlmark Real Estate, LLC, a Chicago–based private equity real estate investment firm (formerly known as Transwestern Investment Company, LLC). Pearlmark pursues domestic, value-added strategies through a series of institutional and high net worth investment vehicles.

    From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Quazzo served as president of Equity Institutional Investors, Inc., a subsidiary of investor Sam Zell’s private holding company, Equity Group Investments, Inc. Prior to joining the Zell organization, Mr. Quazzo was in the Real Estate Department of Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he was a vice president responsible for the firm’s real estate investment banking activities in the Midwest.

    Mr. Quazzo holds undergraduate and Master of Business Administration degrees from Harvard University, where he serves as a member of the Board of Dean’s Advisors for the business school. He is a trustee of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), trustee and immediate past chairman of the ULI Foundation, a member of the Pension Real Estate Association and a licensed real estate broker in Illinois. For 22 years (1994-2016), he served as a director of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which in 2016 merged with Marriott International. He also served on the board of ILG, Inc. until its merger with Marriott Vacations Worldwide. Mr. Quazzo serves on a number of non-profit boards, including: Rush University Medical Center, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Endowment, the Chicago Parks Foundation, Deerfield Academy and City Year Chicago. He is also currently a director of Phillips Edison & Company.