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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-003006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRKS"
cik: "0001564902"
company_name: "United Parks & Resorts Inc."
filed_at: "2024-01-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T02:16:29.464054+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SeaWorld elects Nathaniel J. Lipman to board of directors effective Jan 2, 2024

## Summary
- Lipman previously served as CEO of CX Loyalty and held leadership roles at Cendant, Planet Hollywood, and Disney.
- Appointed to the Audit and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees.
- Compensation under the standard non-employee director policy, pro-rated for start date.
- Chairman Scott Ross cited Lipman's experience in travel, leisure, and hospitality as adding value.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-003006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRKS
- cik: 0001564902
- company_name: United Parks & Resorts Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000095017024003006/0000950170-24-003006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000095017024003006/seas-20240102.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-003006
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-003006.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-003006.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Nathaniel J. Lipman was elected as director at United Parks & Resorts Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) elected Nathaniel J. Lipman to serve as a director of the Company effective January 2, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000095017024003006/0000950170-24-003006-index.htm

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