WATCH: US Open cap-snatcher identified as Polish millionaire CEO
Keely Goodall
1 September 2025 | 11:12A grown man was caught on camera snatching a hat belonging to Polish tennis pro Kamil Majchrzak from a young fan.
A video of a man snatching an autographed hat from a child went viral. Picture: X Screenshot
CapeTalk’s Clarence Ford speaks with Barbara Friedman about this and other stories trending online.
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Yet another CEO has been caught on camera acting dodgy in public.
This time it was Polish millionaire Piotr Szczerek, the CEO of paving company Drogbruk.
Szczerek was caught at the US Open snatching a hat signed by tennis pro Kamil Majchrzak away from a young fan.
The child was clearly distressed, reaching back for the hat and asking the man what he was doing, while Szczerek placed the hat in his wife’s bag.
“After the Coldplay concert kiss cam, you would think CEOs would actually try to behave in public.”
– Barbara Friedman
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Internet sleuths quickly identified Szczerek, and he is being lambasted online.
Thankfully, there was a happy ending for the young fan as Majchrzak reached out to the family online and met with the boy and gave him a few gifts.
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