Starwood's senior director of digital marketing resigns

Janice Chan, senior director of digital marketing, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, has resigned. She first joined Starwood in 2004 as the project manager, and has held various positions in the company since then.During her tenure, she spearheaded the digital growth for Asia Pacific’s 250 hotels including managing paid media investments, emerging platforms development and digital analytics.She led the development of a holistic strategy for performance and brand marketing for 11 unique upper upscale lifestyle brands. She also created innovative digital marketing solutions for a diverse array of regional business challenges.When reach out to by Marketing, she said: “It has been a fantastic journey at Starwood. However, it now time for me to explore new chapters and put my skills to use.”Recently, Arnaud Champenois joined Belmond from Starwood Hotels and Resorts where he held the position of vice president and brand director for Asia Pacific since 2011. Last year, Marriott also acquired the Starwood brand globally for US$12.2 billion.