Matt Ouimet leaving DL for Starwood Hotels?

DreadPirateRoberts · 07-25-2006, 09:32 AM

Anybody heard about this? Is it true?

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here's a link: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060725/starw...nnel.html?.v=1

katiesue · 07-25-2006, 09:55 AM

It must be - Disney has named a replacement.

Link

Not Afraid · 07-25-2006, 10:09 AM

Its true I just got a call from SOMEBODY who was NOT a happy camper. This is sad news and I wish I was a fly on that wall for that resignation.

DreadPirateRoberts · 07-25-2006, 10:14 AM

Interesting, Disney stock went down, and Starwood stock went up with the news.

Gemini Cricket · 07-25-2006, 10:16 AM

Nooooooooooo!

Maybe he was just there to get them through the 50th anniversary?

Ghoulish Delight · 07-25-2006, 10:16 AM

Yikes, that does seem to be bad news.

My completely uninformed guess is that either he didn't get along with Lassiter, or he wasn't happy that the company wanted to give Lassiter as much control over the parks as has been reported.

Moonliner · 07-25-2006, 10:30 AM

or (adding my also uninformed viewpoint) Starwood knows a good thing when it sees it and made him one hell of an offer.

Kevy Baby · 07-26-2006, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

or (adding my also uninformed viewpoint) Starwood knows a good thing when it sees it and made him one hell of an offer.

That would be my vote.

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Originally Posted by zapppop

What concerns me about Matt's departure is the timing. Usually people leave at the end/beginning of Disney's fiscal year (October). That's when Paul Pressler, Cynthia Harris, and Michael Eisner all left the company. Matt's departure is at the beginning of Disney's 4th quarter. It seems like an odd time to leave.

The opportunity is now. I think the timing (in relation to the Disney FY) is irrelevant. At least in my opinion.
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And I need to get Alex's autograph. He was quoted in a story about this in the Business section of today's LA Times.

Gemini Cricket · 07-25-2006, 10:35 AM

Wasn't there some talk with Ouimet being unhappy with the school system in the OC area? That he wasn't happy with the choices of schools his kids had? I seem to remember that he liked the schools in Orlando better...

Alex · 07-25-2006, 10:45 AM

Well, unless he gets to telecommute, he is moving to White Plains, New York, corporate headquarters of Starwood.

Don't know how that ranks on a scale where Orlando is good and Orange County is bad (on my scale neither is very good).

Disneyland is now officially in the hands of an accountaineer. He even has the degree for it. Ed Grier is also a rookie, he has never been directly responsible for a whole resort.

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DreadPirateRoberts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,483	Matt Ouimet leaving DL for Starwood Hotels? Anybody heard about this? Is it true? Edit: here's a link: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060725/starw...nnel.html?.v=1 Last edited by DreadPirateRoberts : 07-25-2006 at 09:38 AM.
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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	It must be - Disney has named a replacement. Link __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Its true I just got a call from SOMEBODY who was NOT a happy camper. This is sad news and I wish I was a fly on that wall for that resignation.
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DreadPirateRoberts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,483	Interesting, Disney stock went down, and Starwood stock went up with the news.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Nooooooooooo! Maybe he was just there to get them through the 50th anniversary?
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Yikes, that does seem to be bad news. My completely uninformed guess is that either he didn't get along with Lassiter, or he wasn't happy that the company wanted to give Lassiter as much control over the parks as has been reported. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	or (adding my also uninformed viewpoint) Starwood knows a good thing when it sees it and made him one hell of an offer. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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07-25-2006, 10:35 AM	#9
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Wasn't there some talk with Ouimet being unhappy with the school system in the OC area? That he wasn't happy with the choices of schools his kids had? I seem to remember that he liked the schools in Orlando better...
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Well, unless he gets to telecommute, he is moving to White Plains, New York, corporate headquarters of Starwood. Don't know how that ranks on a scale where Orlando is good and Orange County is bad (on my scale neither is very good). Disneyland is now officially in the hands of an accountaineer. He even has the degree for it. Ed Grier is also a rookie, he has never been directly responsible for a whole resort.
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