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“The Almighty Alum” is a series of interviews with alumni who have meandered far beyond their college majors.
Last Thursday, Frits Van Paasschen ’83 gave a presentation about his role as C.E.O.
of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc, a global company with approximately 1,000 owned and managed properties worldwide and 145,000 employees.
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He presented to a room of interested parties, many of whom were Amherst students eager to find a job and learn from the experienced Paasschen. He covered a variety of subjects integral to thriving in today’s competitive and ever-changing business world, including energy efficiency, globalization and technology.
Central to his presenation, entitled “Preparing for Success in Today’s New World Order,” was what he’d picked up since leaving Amherst. Like many other Amherst alumni, one thing he learned was that one’s career won’t necessarily follow a beaten path.
He shared with us this experience, as well as his opinions on his life now as it re