Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> November 10, 1997
WILLIAM W. MCCARTEN is President and CEO of Host Marriott Services
Corporation, the leading provider of food, beverage, and retail
concessions in over 200 travel and entertainment venues in five
countries spanning the globe. The company's 1996 sales were $1.3
billion, and has over 23,000 employees worldwide. The company is best
known for its innovative concession planning that couples international
brands with regional favorites in unique settings. The company is traded
on the NYSE under the symbol HMS. Mr. McCarten joined Marriott
Corporation in 1979 and has served in a variety of executive positions
within the company. He has been Vice President of Finance, Roy Rogers
Restaurants and Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller,
Marriott Corporation. He was named President of Host International in
1992, Executive Vice President of Host Marriott Operating Group in 1993
and President and CEO of Host Marriott Services Corporation in 1995.
Before joining Marriott, he was with Arthur Andersen and Company for
eight years. Mr. McCarten holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University
of Virginia. Mr. McCarten is a member and past chairman of the Advisory
Board for the McIntire School of Commerce. He is a certified public
accountant and is a member of AICPA. Mr. McCarten is also a member of
the Greater Washington Board of Trade and is a member of their CEO
Roundtable. Profile
tell us what the company is about today.
Mr. McCarten: Basically, as you may know, we are a spin of a spin-off.
We were
