---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-135023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLAY"
cik: "0001525769"
company_name: "Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-11-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T12:03:41.320076+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dave & Buster's CFO Scott J. Bowman resigns effective Dec 8, 2021; search for successor underway

## Summary
- CFO Scott J. Bowman resigned on Nov 1, 2021, effective Dec 8, 2021, to accept an out-of-state opportunity closer to family.
- Departure is not due to any dispute with the company.
- Company has commenced a search for Bowman's successor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-135023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLAY
- cik: 0001525769
- company_name: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-11-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000110465921135023/0001104659-21-135023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000110465921135023/tm2132061d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-135023
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-135023.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-135023.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Scott J. Bowman resigned as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On November 1, 2021, Scott J. Bowman, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, tendered his resignation effective December 8, 2021, to accept another opportunity out of state that is closer to his family.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1525769/000110465921135023/0001104659-21-135023-index.htm

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