---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-065756"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "H"
cik: "0001468174"
company_name: "Hyatt Hotels Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-22T20:30:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T20:34:22.871485+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hyatt board shrinks to 10 after Ballew retires, Pritzker not re-elected; Marostica joins audit committee

## Summary
- Paul D. Ballew retired from the board and all committees on May 20, 2026, with no disagreement.
- Thomas J. Pritzker did not stand for re-election; board size reduced from 12 to 10 on May 21.
- Gianni Marostica appointed to Audit Committee effective May 21, 2026 (joined board March 27).
- At annual meeting, stockholders elected Marostica, O'Neill, Tuttle as Class II directors.
- Deloitte ratified as auditor (545M for); advisory say-on-pay passed (541M for); plastics proposal rejected.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-065756
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: H
- cik: 0001468174
- company_name: Hyatt Hotels Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-22T20:30:27+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468174/000110465926065756/0001104659-26-065756-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468174/000110465926065756/tm2615108d2_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-065756.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 19d1a891c4
  claim: Thomas J. Pritzker departed as Director at Hyatt Hotels Corp.
  evidence_excerpt: As previously disclosed, Thomas J. Pritzker did not stand for re-election at the Company’s Annual Meeting held on May 20, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468174/000110465926065756/0001104659-26-065756-index.htm
- claim_id: 51aa500cdb
  claim: Paul D. Ballew retired as member of the Board of Directors at Hyatt Hotels Corp.
  evidence_excerpt: On May 20, 2026, Paul D. Ballew retired as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) and all other positions he held as a member of any committee of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468174/000110465926065756/0001104659-26-065756-index.htm

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