Alain Piallat is a retired executive of Marriott International where he spent 30 years climbing the corporate ladder. At the time of the Loma Prieta San Francisco earthquake, he was the general manager of the then-named San Francisco Marriott, now renamed the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. Prior to retiring from Marriott International in 2005, Piallat was President of Marriott Hotels of Canada and Senior Vice President of Marriott Lodging in the midwestern part of the US. In these capacities, he was responsible for the management of some 350 hotels under different brand names. He guided the development of Revenue, Sales & Marketing strategies required to maximize sales and profits in these various businesses. During his career, Piallat served as Chairman of the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau. He was on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement International, served as a member of an Advisory Board for the Hotel School of Management at Michigan State University and was a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Hospitality at Guelph University in Ontario, Canada.
