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Billionaire Boss Pays For Vacation Of 10,000 Employees To Disney World

The company CEO and founder, Ken Griffin not only paid for all the 10,000 staff around the world to come at Florida's Walt Disney World but for their families as well.

A vacation at Disney World is certainly a dream for most children, including adults who would love to grab any such opportunity. For thousands of employees of Citadel, a global provider of financial services and a hedge fund, the dream came true as the company booked out an entire Disney World for his staff to celebrate a successful year. 

The company CEO and founder, Ken Griffin not only paid for all the 10,000 staff around the world to come at Florida's Walt Disney World but for their families as well, reported news agency Reuters.

The billionaire paid for tickets, hotels and meals ranging from lamb chops to sushi and paella. He also covered the airfare for everyone flying in from cities like New York, Houston, Paris, Zurich and more, the agency further reported. The free trip also included a Coldplay concert where the band performed alongside Carly Rae Jepsen and DJ Diplo.

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According to company spokesman Zia Ahmed, this year is shaping up to be a record for Citadel and Citadel Securities. Despite many other hedge funds failing to perform well this year, the company said its flagship Wellington fund returned roughly 32% through the end of November outperforming rivals like DE Shaw’s Composite Fund.

“We have built the most extraordinary team not only in our history — but also in the history of finance. We have an incredible future ahead of us – and I look forward to the chapters yet to be written," said Ken Griffin, as reported by the news agency.

According to Forbes Rich List, the billionaire is worth about USD$ 31.7 billion (Rs 2,61,03,84,050) making him the 40th richest person in the world. 

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