Thomas Pritzker Steps Down as Hyatt Chairman Following Jeffrey Epstein Revelations
Thomas Pritzker resigned as Hyatt Hotels chairman after the DOJ released documents detailing his long-term ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Mark Hoplamazian will succeed the billionaire executive, who admitted to displaying "terrible judgment" by maintaining contact with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as late as 2018.This resignation follows similar departures by
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and
Kathy Ruemmler during an expanding global investigation into the financier's associates.