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Armenian-American businessman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Mark Hoplamazian | |
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.jpg) Hoplamazian in 2018 | |
| Born | November 27, 1963 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Episcopal Academy |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) University of Chicago (MBA) |
| Title | President and CEO, Hyatt Hotels |
| Spouse |
Rachel DeYoung Kohler
(m. 1991) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Herbert Kohler Jr. (father-in-law) |
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]
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]
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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