Mitt Romney rejoins Marriott board
NEW YORK (AP) - Former presidential candidate and Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is rejoining Marriott International's board of directors.
He's held the post with the hotel chain twice before. The first time was from 1993 to 2002, when he left to campaign for governor of Massachusetts, and from 2009 to 2011, when he left to start his campaign for the presidency.
It's the first job announcement Romney has made since he lost the November election to President Barack Obama. Romney has kept a low profile since the election. He's spent the past month largely in seclusion at his family's California home.
Romney has been connected to the Marriott dynasty all of his life. He was named after J.W. Marriott. Romney's full name is Willard Mitt Romney and Marriott's was John Willard Marriott. Marriott, who founded the company in 1927, was close friends with Romney's father.
Marriott International Inc. is based in Bethesda, Md.
He's held the post with the hotel chain twice before. The first time was from 1993 to 2002, when he left to campaign for governor of Massachusetts, and from 2009 to 2011, when he left to start his campaign for the presidency.
It's the first job announcement Romney has made since he lost the November election to President Barack Obama. Romney has kept a low profile since the election. He's spent the past month largely in seclusion at his family's California home.
Romney has been connected to the Marriott dynasty all of his life. He was named after J.W. Marriott. Romney's full name is Willard Mitt Romney and Marriott's was John Willard Marriott. Marriott, who founded the company in 1927, was close friends with Romney's father.
Marriott International Inc. is based in Bethesda, Md.
Did you know that the Marriott Hotel makes a ton of money selling pornography? Mormons would not allow the movie Titanic to be shown in Utah in it's original form in their state due to the "steamy hand on the car window" scene and yet they sell pornography in their hotels pay per views. What's up with that?
Poor Willard. Why didn't his parents just name him John?Â
That didn't take long. Now he can start searching for some companies to "help".
@LongTimeLocal .........too bad the guy the got elected doesn't know how to help companies and get people jobs.
He should be happy. This job pays way more than the POTUS. Plus he get health care benefits. I knew he would continue to be in the upper 1% after the election.Â
@peckishpete So some of the private sector does have benefits besides a huge salary.
I was sooo worried he might be depressed and file for bankruptcy..
@Jamie His $ is in Caymen Islands anyway. Maybe he is bankrupt in any US held bank accounts.