Mark Hoplamazian

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Mark Hoplamazian
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Hoplamazian in 2018
Born (1963-11-27) November 27, 1963 (age 60)
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education Episcopal Academy
Alma mater Harvard University (BA)
University of Chicago (MBA)
TitlePresident and CEO, Hyatt Hotels
Spouse
Rachel DeYoung Kohler
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(m. 1991)​
Children3
Relatives Herbert Kohler Jr. (father-in-law)

Mark Samuel Hoplamazian [1] (born November 27, 1963) is an Armenian American businessman, who has been the president and CEO of Hyatt Hotels Corporation since December 2006. [2] Through marriage he is a member of the Kohler family.

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Early life

Hoplamazian was born on November 27, 1963 [3] in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania [ citation needed ] to Harry (1924-1977) and Victoria (née Sarkisian) Hoplamazian (1924-2022). [4] [5]

His father was a landscape gardener and owner of Mayfield Gardens, Inc. in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. [6] He has two brothers and two sisters, and is of Armenian descent. [7]

He was educated at the private Episcopal Academy [8] in Newtown Square, and received his BA in economics from Harvard College, and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. [9]

Career

Between 1985 and 1987, Hoplamazian worked for First Boston Corporation in New York, as a financial analyst. Since 1987, he has been employed in the Pritzker Organization, where he last was executive president, [10] where he worked under Jay Pritzker and primarily managed their family office. In 1988, he was a summer associate at Boston Consulting Group. He was a vice president of the Hyatt Global Corporation since 2004, and president since 2006.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

On September 28, 1991, he married Rachel DeYoung Kohler (b. 1963), daughter of billionaire businessman Herbert Kohler Jr. (1939–2022). [11] They have three children, Mara, Lena and Leo. [12]

The family resides in the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Chicago.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ United States Public Records
  2. ↑ "Executive Leadership Team". Hyattpressroom.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  3. ↑ Arlidge, John (December 9, 2012). "Hip hotelier looks to life beyond one night stands". The Sunday Times. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ United States Public Records
  5. ↑ Obituary of Victoria E. Hoplamazian https://www.vraimfh.com/obituary/Victoria-Hoplamazian
  6. ↑ "Obituary for Harry J. Hoplamazian (Aged 53)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1977-05-11. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  7. ↑ "Hoplamazian and Aurora Prize: True to his name" . Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  8. ↑ "How Did I Get Here? Mark Hoplamazian". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  9. ↑ Chicago Booth news: Hyatt CEO Mark Hoplamazian, '89, on growth strategies
  10. ↑ "Hyatt leader wowed Pritzkers early, then fell for hospitality". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  11. ↑ Bergen, Kathy (July 9, 2012). "Hyatt leader wowed Pritzkers early, then fell for hospitality". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Industry Icon Herb Kohler Dies at 83". NKBA. Retrieved 2023-02-22.


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