Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> March 22, 2004

LAURA PAUGH – MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC (MAR)

LAURA E. PAUGH is Senior Vice President, Investor Relations for Marriott International, Inc. Based at Marriott's corporate headquarters in Washington, DC. she is the company's primary spokesperson to the investment community and manages the company's investor relations effort. Ms. Paugh joined Marriott Corporation in 1980 as a financial analyst in corporate financing planning. Prior to joining Marriott, Ms. Paugh held finance positions at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan. She received a BS in Economics and an MBA from the University of Maryland, College Park. Profile
TWST: Would you introduce us to Marriott?

Ms. Paugh: Marriott International is a hotel company. We're in the hotel

business and also the timeshare business. We had our start back in 1927

as a