Rena Hozore Reiss, General Counsel of Hyatt Hotels. 2011. HANDOUT. |

Marriott International Inc. has selected a new general counsel.

Rena Hozore Reiss is moving from Hyatt Hotels Corp. to Marriott as its new general counsel and executive vice president, the Maryland-based hospitality company announced Thursday.

Reiss, who starts Dec. 4, replaces Ed Ryan as Marriott's top lawyer. The company announced earlier this week that Ryan would retire the same month after 21 years with the legal department and continue in an advisory role to Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson through 2018. Ryan had been Marriott's GC since 2006.