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Hyatt Executive Chairman Thomas Pritzker Resigns Over Epstein Ties
Hyatt Executive Chairman Thomas Pritzker Resigns Over Epstein Ties
Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times,
Thomas J. Pritzker, the longtime executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, announced his retirement effective immediately on Feb. 16, acknowledging what he described as “terrible judgment” in maintaining contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
Pritzker, 75, said in a statement released by the company on Monday that he will also not stand for reelection to Hyatt’s board of directors at the company’s 2026 annual shareholder meeting.
In a letter shared...
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