Frits van Paasschen

Frits van Paasschen is the CEO and President of Starwood Hotels. He has worked in this capacity since September of 2007. He was the CEO of Molson Coors Brewing Company’s largest division, Coors Brewing Company, from March 2005 until September of 2007. Prior to this position, he was a private equity transactions negotiator working at the private equity firm Mercator Investments. From 2000 to 2004, van Paasschen was the Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Nike for their Europe, Middle East and Africa sections.