---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-000418"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TRV"
cik: "0000086312"
company_name: "TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC."
filed_at: "2022-01-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T21:33:31.948613+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Travelers expands board to 13, elects Santana and van Kralingen as directors

## Summary
- Board increased from 11 to 13 directors effective January 1, 2022.
- Rafael Santana (President and CEO of Wabtec) and Bridget van Kralingen (SVP at IBM, retiring) elected.
- Santana appointed to Compensation, Investment & Capital Markets, and Nominating & Governance committees.
- Van Kralingen appointed to Audit and Risk committees.
- Both will be nominees for director at Travelers' 2022 annual shareholder meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-000418
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TRV
- cik: 0000086312
- company_name: TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-01-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465922000418/0001104659-22-000418-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465922000418/tm2136395d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-000418.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rafael Santana was elected as Director at TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective January 1, 2022, the Board of Directors of The Travelers Companies, Inc. (“Travelers”) increased the number of directors on the Board from 11 to 13 and elected Rafael Santana and Bridget van Kralingen as directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465922000418/0001104659-22-000418-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bridget van Kralingen was elected as Director at TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective January 1, 2022, the Board of Directors of The Travelers Companies, Inc. (“Travelers”) increased the number of directors on the Board from 11 to 13 and elected Rafael Santana and Bridget van Kralingen as directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/86312/000110465922000418/0001104659-22-000418-index.htm

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