---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001075531-23-000054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKNG"
cik: "0001075531"
company_name: "Booking Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T13:19:39.745596+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Booking Holdings appoints Kelly Grier, retired EY U.S. Chair/CEO, to Board

## Summary
- Kelly Grier appointed to the Board effective November 6, 2023, and will join the Audit Committee.
- Grier served as EY U.S. Chair and CEO and Americas Managing Partner until 2022.
- She currently serves on boards of Illinois Tool Works (Audit & Finance) and CDW (Audit & Governance).
- Compensation will follow the company's non-employee director compensation program.
- Grier is a Certified Public Accountant and also a senior advisor to Permira Advisors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001075531-23-000054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKNG
- cik: 0001075531
- company_name: Booking Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075531/000107553123000054/0001075531-23-000054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075531/000107553123000054/bkng-20231019.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001075531-23-000054
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001075531-23-000054.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001075531-23-000054.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kelly Grier was appointed as Director at Booking Holdings Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 19, 2023, Ms. Kelly Grier was appointed to the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Booking Holdings Inc. (the "Company"), effective November 6, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075531/000107553123000054/0001075531-23-000054-index.htm

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