Jetsetter CEO steps down after parent company worries about exec turnover

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Founder and CEO Drew Patterson exited Jetsetter after multiple staff departures threatened to knock the curated list/flash-sale site off its mark.

Gilt Groupe founder Kevin Ryan and chairman Susan Lyne spent Monday at the offices of Jetsetter, a deals site for luxury travel that operates independently under the Gilt Groupe umbrella.

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