{"id":2113,"date":"2021-07-06T18:24:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T22:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/nolan\/2021\/07\/06\/speaker-mark-hoplamazian-president-and-chief-executive-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:37:34","slug":"speaker-mark-hoplamazian-president-and-chief-executive-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/nolan\/2021\/07\/06\/speaker-mark-hoplamazian-president-and-chief-executive-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker: Mark Hoplamazian, President and Chief Executive Officer &#8211; Hyatt Hotels Corporation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Company: Hyatt Hotels Corporation\n<br>Time: 2021-10-15 13:25:00 &#8211; 2021-10-15 14:20:00\n<br>Where: Statler Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark S. Hoplamazian was appointed to Hyatt Hotels Corporation\u2019s board of directors in November 2006 and subsequently named president and chief executive officer in December 2006. Prior to his present position, Hoplamazian served as president of The Pritzker Organization (TPO), the principal financial and investment adviser for Pritzker family business interests. In January 2021, Hoplamazian was named the chair of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) board of directors and he also serves as the vice chair of the board of Brand USA. Hoplamazian is on the VF\u00a0Corporation board of directors, the executive committee of the board of directors of World Business Chicago, and the board of trustees of the Aspen Institute and the Latin School of Chicago. Hoplamazian is a member of the World Travel &amp; Tourism Council and the Commercial Club of Chicago. 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