Shazmah Hakim is a Vice-President and Assistant General Counsel at Marriott International, Inc. where she serves as the Practice Group Leader for the Global Brands, Marketing, Sales and Consumer Insights division. Her team is responsible for providing legal support to the company’s portfolio of thirty hotel brands, Marriott’s loyalty programs including Marriott Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest, traditional and digital marketing, creative and content production, sales initiatives, strategic alliances, global sponsorships, social media outreach, and influencer engagements. Previously, she worked in Dubai as the General Counsel of Kingdom Hotel Investments, a leading international hotel and resort real-estate investment company which focused on the worldwide development of luxury hotels, resorts and related real-estate products. Shazmah started her legal career as an associate at the Washington D.C. office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.