Hyatt's Thomas Pritzker retires as Executive Chairman; Mark Hoplamazian becomes Chairman while remaining CEO

Hyatt Hotels Corp

Thomas J. Pritzker retires as Executive Chairman effective Feb 16, 2026; will not stand for re-election at May 2026 Annual Meeting.
Mark S. Hoplamazian, current President and CEO, appointed Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.
Approximately 2.27M Class B shares (4% of voting power) lose voting alignment with board under 2007 Stockholders' Agreement.
Two other stockholder voting agreements (Global Hyatt, Foreign Global Hyatt) remain in effect and unchanged.
Pritzker's retirement is not due to any disagreement with company's operations or policies.

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