Sydney, July 2004 � Starwood Sydney Hotels has appointed Deborah McDiarmid as Director of Marketing Communications for Starwood Sydney Hotels.

Deborah�s role will be responsible for advertising, PR, promotions, brand and loyalty programme marketing, sponsorship and CRM for Sheraton On The Park, Four Points by Sheraton Darling Harbour and W Sydney.

During the past 15 years, Deborah has held management positions in various five-star hotels in Australia in operations, event management and marketing. Her previous roles have included two years as Marketing Communications Manager for Sheraton On The Park.

In announcing her appointment David Shackleton, Area Director for Starwood Australia, New Zealand and Fiji said, �We are delighted with Deborah�s decision to return to Starwood. She brings with her great enthusiasm, valuable understanding of Starwood brands and our customers, which will certainly strengthen our Marketing Communications Team. I warmly welcome her back to the Asia/Pacific Division.�

For further information please contact Deborah McDiarmid, Director of Marketing Communications, Starwood Sydney Hotels tel +61 2 9286 6663, fax +61 2 9286 6668, email Deborah.mcdiarmid@starwoodhotels.com

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 740 properties in more than 80 countries and 105,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. With internationally renowned brands, Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts including: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton, W brands, as well as Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwood.com

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