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President/General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa from 2000 to 2004. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. van
Paasschen served as Vice President, Finance and Planning at Disney Consumer Products, a business segment of
The Walt Disney Company that extends the Disney brand to a range of merchandise, and earlier in his career was
a management consultant for eight years at the global management consulting firm of McKinsey & Company and
the Boston Consulting Group. Mr. van Paasschen has been a director of the Company since September 2007.
Jeffrey M. Cava. Mr. Cava, 61, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
since May 2008. Mr. Cava served as Executive Vice President Administration and Chief Human Resources
Officer for Wendy’s International, Inc., a restaurant franchising company specializing in quick-service
hamburgers, from June 2003 to May 2008. Prior to joining Wendy’s, Mr. Cava was Vice President and Chief
Human Resources Officer for Nike, Inc., a designer, developer and marketer of footwear, apparel and accessory
products; Vice President Human Resources for The Walt Disney Company, Consumer Products Group, a
business segment of The Walt Disney Company that extends the Disney brand to a range of merchandise; and
Vice President of Global Staffing, Training and Development for ITT Sheraton Corporation, a hotel company.
Mr. Cava is also a member of the board of directors and has chaired the compensation committee of The Society
for Human Resources Management, a non-profit global human resources professional organization.
Christie N. Hicks.Ms. Hicks, 57, has been Senior Vice President of Sales, Starwood Sales Organization
since December, 2009. Ms. Hicks has been with the Company since October, 1999, when she joined as Vice
President, Global Sales, North America, a position she held until mid-2001. From June 2001 to October 2009,
Ms. Hicks was Senior Vice President, Global Sales of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Hicks
held a number of sales positions with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, a global hospitality company, including Vice
President, National Sales.
Philip P. McAveety. Mr. McAveety, 46, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer since
April 2008. Prior to joining the company, Mr. McAveety was Global Brand Director of Camper, SL, a fashion
footwear company, from January 2007 until March 2008. From July 1997 until December 2006, he served as
Vice President, Brand Marketing, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Nike, Inc., a designer, developer and
marketer of footwear, apparel and accessory products.
Vasant M. Prabhu. Mr. Prabhu, 53, has been Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer since February
2010. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 2004. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Prabhu served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Safeway
Inc., a North American food and drug retailer specializing in grocery and general merchandise, from September
2000 through December 2003. Mr. Prabhu was previously the President of the Information and Media Group at
the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., a provider of information services for the financial, education, commercial,
and commodities market worldwide, from June 1998 to August 2000, and held several senior positions at
divisions of PepsiCo, Inc., a global food, snack and beverage company, from June 1992 to May 1998. From
August 1983 to May 1992 he was a partner at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., an international management consulting
firm. Mr. Prabhu is a member of the board of directors of Mattel, Inc.
Sergio D. Rivera. Mr. Rivera, 50, has been Co-President, The Americas since June 2012. Previously,
Mr. Rivera was President and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Vacation Ownership, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company. Prior to 2008, Mr. Rivera held progressively senior management roles within the
Company, including Controller, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Senior Vice President of International
Operations, and President of Global Real Estate. Mr. Rivera began his career with the Company through its
predecessor company, Vistana Resorts, in 1989.
Kenneth S. Siegel. Mr. Siegel, 57, has been Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel since May
2006. From November 2000 to May 2006, Mr. Siegel held the position of Executive Vice President and General
Counsel. In February 2001, he was also appointed as the Secretary of the Company. Mr. Siegel was formerly the
Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Gartner, Inc., a provider of research and analysis on information
technology industries, from January 2000 to November 2000. Prior to that time, he served as Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of IMS Health Incorporated, an information services
company, and its predecessors from February 1997 to December 1999. Prior to that time, Mr. Siegel was a
Partner in the law firm of Baker & Botts, LLP. Mr. Siegel is also a Trustee of Cancer Hope Network, a non-profit
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