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Thomas J. Pritzker
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
Thomas J. Pritzker
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors


Thomas J. Pritzker has been a member of our board of directors since August 2004 and our Executive Chairman since August 2004. Mr. Pritzker served as our Chief Executive Officer from August 2004 to December 2006. Mr. Pritzker was appointed President of Hyatt Corporation in 1980 and served as ... 
Mark S. Hoplamazian
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mark S. Hoplamazian
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director


Mark S. Hoplamazian has been a member of our board of directors since November 2006. He has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since December 2006, as interim President from July 2006 to December 2006 and Vice President from August 2004 to December 2004. From April 2004 to Au... 
Richard A. Friedman
Richard A. Friedman

Richard A. Friedman has been a member of our board of directors since June 2009. Mr. Friedman joined Goldman, Sachs & Co., a full-service global investment banking and securities firm, in 1981, and has been a Partner there since 1990. He has been a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Co. sin... 
Susan D. Kronick
Susan D. Kronick

Susan D. Kronick has been a member of our board of directors since June 2009. In February 2012, Ms. Kronick was named an Operating Partner at Marvin Traub Associates, a retail business development firm. From March 2003 until March 2010, Ms. Kronick served as Vice Chair of Macy’s, Inc., the op... 
Mackey J. McDonald
Mackey J. McDonald

Mackey J. McDonald has been a member of our board of directors since June 2009. Mr. McDonald has served as a Senior Advisor to Crestview Partners, a private equity firm, since 2008. Mr. McDonald is the retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VF Corporation, an apparel manufacturer. Mr... 
Cary  D. McMillan
Cary  D. McMillan

Cary D. McMillan is the Chief Executive Officer of True Partners Consulting LLC, a nationwide provider of tax and financial consulting services, headquartered in Chicago. Mr. McMillan co-founded True Partners Consulting LLC in 2005. Prior to joining True Partners Consulting LLC, he was Execut... 
Gregory B. Penner
Gregory B. Penner

Gregory B. Penner has been a member of our board of directors since August 2007. Mr. Penner has been a General Partner at Madrone Capital Partners, LLC, an investment management firm, since 2005. From 2002 to 2005, he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wal-Mart Japan... 
Penny Pritzker
Penny Pritzker

Penny Pritzker has been a member of our board of directors since August 2004 and served on the board of directors of Hyatt Corporation and Hyatt International Corporation from 1999 to 2004. Ms. Pritzker serves as Chairman of Pritzker Realty Group, L.L.C., a real estate investment and advisory... 
Michael A. Rocca
Michael A. Rocca

Michael A. Rocca has been a member of our board of directors since March 2008. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Rocca served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mallinckrodt Inc., a pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturer. Prior to 1994, Mr. Rocca served in a variety of fina... 
Byron D. Trott
Byron D. Trott

Byron D. Trott has been a member of our board of directors since August 2007. He serves as Chairman and CEO of BDT & Company. BDT & Company is a Chicago-based private partnership that combines a $2.7 billion investment fund with advisory services to address the long-term strategic and financi... 
Richard C. Tuttle
Richard C. Tuttle

Richard C. Tuttle has been a member of our board of directors since December 2004. Mr. Tuttle is a founding Principal at Prospect Partners, LLC, a lower-middle-market private equity firm, and has held this position since 1998. Prior to founding Prospect Partners, he was Executive Vice Preside... 
James H. Wooten, Jr.
James H. Wooten, Jr.

James H. Wooten, Jr. served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (“ITW”), a worldwide manufacturer of engineered products and equipment from 2006 until his retirement on March 1, 2012. Mr. Wooten joined ITW in 1988 as Senior Attorney. He was ... 
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