Kathleen “Leeny” Oberg

Current public company boards: Adobe

Executive experience: Kathleen (Leeny) K. Oberg was appointed as Marriott’s chief financial officer and executive vice president, business operations, effective October 221. In this role, Leeny is responsible for the company’s financial strategy and execution, including financial reporting and accounting, financial planning and analysis, global treasury operations, project finance, investor relations, tax, internal audit, global operations finance, and mergers and acquisitions. 

Leeny was most recently the chief financial officer and executive vice president for Marriott from 216 to 221. Prior to this role, she was the chief financial officer for The Ritz-Carlton since 213, where she contributed significantly to the brand’s performance, growth, and organizational effectiveness. Previously, Leeny served in a range of financial leadership positions with Marriott. From 28 to 213, she was the company’s senior vice president, corporate and development finance, where she led a team that valued new hotel development projects and merger and acquisition opportunities, prepared the company’s long-range plans and annual budgets, and made recommendations for the company’s financial and capital allocation strategy. From 26 to 28, she served in London as senior vice president, international project finance and asset management for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and as the region’s senior finance executive.

Leeny first joined Marriott as part of its Investor relations group in 1999. Before joining Marriott, she held a variety of financial leadership positions with such organizations as Sodexo (previously Sodexo Marriott Services), Sallie Mae, Goldman Sachs, and Chase Manhattan Bank. She currently serves on the Adobe board of directors. 

Additional information: She earned her bachelor of science in commerce, with concentrations in finance and management information systems from the University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce and received her MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.