On the face of things this looks like a good hire. Hopefully he can rollback many of the negative changes and sprinkle in some elements of SPG that make it such a strong program. At the very least perhaps we'll at least seem a promo every quarter (SPG certainly has them) instead of what seems to be 0-2 promos/year from Hyatt at present.
Also seems like a smart move on his behalf since presumably his role may have become duplicative if/when Marriott and SPG finally bring everything together.