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Last week, COBA partnered with the Lytle Center for Faith and Leadership to host our annual Distinguished Speaker Series. We were honored to have Horst Schulze as our guest this year. Schulze was born in a small German village and knew he wanted to work in hotels at age 11. He left home at 14 to be a busboy and the rest, as they say, is history. Schulze spent nine years with Hyatt Hotels Corporationbefore becoming a founding member and president of The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company. After resigningfrom The Ritz Carlton, Schulze is now the chairman and CEO of Capella Hotel Group, an ultra luxury hotel chain.
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