Marriott International, has announced the appointment of Toni Stoeckl  to Vice President of Lifestyle Brands with global responsibility for Renaissance Hotels, AC Hotels by Marriott and Moxy Hotels.

Stoeckl previously served as Vice President for the Renaissance Hotels brand. In his newly expanded role, Stoeckl’s leadership will drive, define and execute global brand strategies and signature programming for more than 225 hotels around the world. He will also be involved in the future development and global growth of each brand. In addition to his strategic and operational responsibilities, Toni will play an essential role in defining the direction of the global marketing strategy for the brand, helping to ensure that each brand remains firmly rooted in the lifestyle category.

Making its debut in world-class destinations including Santiago, Chile and the south of France, Renaissance Hotels is on track to open nine hotels in 2014. With six hotels launched thus far and three additional locations on schedule to open, the portfolio plans to celebrate more than 160 hotels in 37 countries by the end of the year. Developed following extensive research and created with the next generation traveller in mind, Moxy Hotels expects debuted in Europe early this September at Milan’s Malpensa Airport in Italy. Moxy has been described a fresh and innovative lifestyle hotel brand combining stylish design and approachable service at a reasonable price. Accounting for nearly 25% of the company’s system-wide pipeline, Marriott International expects to add more than 200 luxury and lifestyle hotel projects over the next several years, reflecting more than $15 billion of investment by the company’s owners and franchisees. www.marriot.com