Mr. Hollis

Scott D. Hollis

Senior Vice President

Avendra, LLC

Scott D. Hollis is Senior Vice President, Strategic Contracting for Avendra. Mr. Hollis' responsibilities include overseeing the strategic contracting segment of Avendra. The Strategic Contracting group is responsible for contracting goods and services totaling more than $3 billion dollars in annual spend and over 900 supplier contracts.

Mr. Hollis joined Marriott International in 1985 and held various purchasing positions within the procurement organizations that led to the formation of The Marketplace by Marriott, a predecessor to Avendra. Prior to joining Marriott, he was Director of Sales and Marketing for the Schluderberg-Kurdle Company of Baltimore, MD, overseeing sales, marketing and procurement of all raw materials.

Mr. Hollis is a graduate of Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in agriculture. He did his postgraduate work at Johns Hopkins University, earning a master's degree in business administrative science.

Mr. Hollis can be contacted at 301-825-0027 or scott.hollis@avendra.com

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