---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001075531-24-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKNG"
cik: "0001075531"
company_name: "Booking Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T01:39:36.175898+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Booking Holdings extends former CFO Goulden's employment through Dec 2024 for transition support

## Summary
- New CFO Ewout Steenbergen commenced March 15, 2024; Goulden stepped down as CFO.
- Goulden continues as EVP of Finance full-time through May 31, 2024 at $630k salary.
- June 1–Dec 31, 2024 part-time role at $315k salary; eligible for 2024 target bonus.
- Duties include introducing Steenbergen to investors, assisting with Q1 filings, cross-company projects.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001075531-24-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKNG
- cik: 0001075531
- company_name: Booking Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075531/000107553124000016/0001075531-24-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075531/000107553124000016/bkng-20240404.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001075531-24-000016
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001075531-24-000016.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001075531-24-000016.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ewout L. Steenbergen was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Booking Holdings Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Company has appointed Ewout L. Steenbergen as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective as of March 15, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075531/000107553124000016/0001075531-24-000016-index.htm
- Executive change
  David I. Goulden changed role as Executive Vice President of Finance at Booking Holdings Inc..
  - Action: no longer serves as Chief Financial Officer
  - Role: Executive Vice President of Finance
  source text: provides that Mr. Goulden will continue in employment as Executive Vice President of Finance, on a full-time basis, through May 31, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1075531/000107553124000016/0001075531-24-000016-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.