Lizabeth Kane-Hanan Biography and Net Worth

Lizabeth ("Lani") Kane-Hanan is the executive vice president and chief development and product officer for Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation and is a member of the company’s executive committee. Ms. Kane-Hanan is responsible for the company’s product expansions, growth, development and enterprise level growth initiatives. Specifically, she oversees the resort planning, design, construction, refurbishment, acquisitions and product innovation departments. Her team’s efforts support the vacation ownership family of brands around the globe.

Prior to joining the organization in 2000, Ms. Kane-Hanan was part of the senior leadership team of the real estate consulting practices of Arthur Andersen and Horwath Hospitality in Miami where she specialized in development, acquisitions and strategic planning for lodging, residential and mixed-use real estate projects and companies.

Since joining Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, Ms. Kane-Hanan has held a variety of roles of increasing responsibility, and in 2007 was tapped to lead the company’s transformation, spearheading the nearly three-year journey to develop and operationalize Marriott Vacations Club’s point-based timeshare products. Since then, she has been responsible for the company’s product and resort growth activities, including the development and launch of the company’s entry into the urban and experiential timeshare products.

A third-generation hotelier with more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Ms. Kane-Hanan is an active member of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and serves on the Board of Directors. Ms. Kane-Hanan is also the co-founder and past president of Women in the Industry (WIN), a national non-profit organization which – in addition to its philanthropic activities – advocates, educates and connects women. She is a member of the Urban Land Institute and serves on the National Recreational Development Council. She is a frequent guest speaker at various universities, hospitality conferences, women’s organizations and other groups.

Ms. Kane-Hanan received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in hospitality management from Florida International University, where she also served as an adjunct instructor and is currently the Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Council.