Hyatt Hotels Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On March 27, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from eleven to twelve members and appointed Gianni Marostica to the Board effective March 27, 2026, to hold office until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The Board designated Mr. Marostica as a Class II member of the Board.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Marostica and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Marostica was appointed as a director. Mr. Marostica does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Marostica will be entitled to compensation for his service on the Board on the same basis as all other non-employee directors of the Company, pursuant to the Hyatt Hotels Corporation Summary of Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation and the Amended and Restated Hyatt Hotels Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Hyatt Hotels Corporation | |||
| Date: March 27, 2026 | By: |
/s/ Margaret C. Egan | |
| Name: | Margaret C. Egan | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||