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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lauren Almeida

Hyatt chair Thomas Pritzker steps down over Epstein links

Thomas Pritzker, executive chair of Hyatt Hotels Corp
Thomas Pritzker had been executive chair of the Hyatt hotel chain since 2004. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The billionaire Thomas Pritzker has stepped down as executive chair of the hotel chain Hyatt, after revelations over his ties with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Pritzker said he had exercised “terrible judgment” in maintaining contact with the sex offender and Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 for her role in recruiting and grooming underage girls.

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