Alexander Pyhan is the Sr. Director for Global eCommerce Channels for APAC and EMEA at Marriott International, Inc. While providing strategic leadership in distribution and global account management for Marriott’s third-party digital sales, he also leads Marriott′s business relationships and distribution strategies with the global distribution systems (GDS) Amadeus, Abacus and Travelsky. In 2003, Mr. Pyhan joined Marriott as their Regional Account Manager responsible for managing the business relationships with Travel Management Companies and travel agencies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Prior to 2003, he worked for Astron Hotels (now owned by NH Hotels), a German based hotel chain comprised of 52 hotels. At Astron Hotels, Mr. Pyhan was responsible for the operational aspects of electronic B2B and B2C distribution. Alexander Pyhan is based at Marriott Global Headquarters in Washington, DC.