Frits van Paasschen

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Frits D. van Paasschen (born 1961, The Netherlands) is the former chief executive officer of Starwood and formerly an executive with Coors Brewing Company. [1]

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Education

Van Paasschen holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Biology from Amherst College in Massachusetts and MBA from Harvard Business School.

Career

Van Paasschen served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood from September 2007 until February 2015. [2] [3]

He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Coors Brewing Company from March 29, 2005 to August 31, 2007. [2]

Previously, he served as Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa of Nike Inc. from 2000 to 2004. van Paasschen served as vice president and general manager of Canada, Latin America and Africa of Nike Inc. from 1998 to 2000 and served as its Vice President of Global Strategic Planning from 1998.

Earlier in his career, and beginning in 1983, he served in various management positions with Boston Consulting Group, First Call Corporation, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and McKinsey & Company.

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References

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  2. 1 2 Baker, Liana B. (12 September 2017). "MOVES-TPG Capital hires former Starwood CEO as senior adviser". Reuters . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. Boyle, Catherine (17 February 2015). "Starwood CEO quits in 'mutual' decision". CNBC .
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