---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-303127"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "H"
cik: "0001468174"
company_name: "Hyatt Hotels Corp"
filed_at: "2021-10-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T19:35:56.659539+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hyatt Hotels CFO Joan Bottarini adds principal accounting officer role; Bauer moves to SVP Finance, Americas

## Summary
- Joan Bottarini, EVP/CFO since Nov 2018, appointed principal accounting officer effective Oct 20, 2021.
- Elizabeth M. Bauer, formerly SVP Corporate Controller and principal accounting officer, named SVP Finance, Americas.
- Bottarini continues as principal financial officer; Bauer no longer serves as principal accounting officer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-303127
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: H
- cik: 0001468174
- company_name: Hyatt Hotels Corp
- filed_at: 2021-10-20T23:59:59+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/1468174/000119312521303127/0001193125-21-303127-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468174/000119312521303127/d229126d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-303127
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-303127.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-303127.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Elizabeth M. Bauer was appointed as Senior Vice President Finance, Americas at Hyatt Hotels Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President Finance, Americas
  source text: Elizabeth M. Bauer, the Company’s previous Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, has been appointed to serve as the Senior Vice President Finance, Americas, of the Company, and will no longer serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468174/000119312521303127/0001193125-21-303127-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joan Bottarini was appointed as Principal Accounting Officer at Hyatt Hotels Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: On October 20, 2021, Joan Bottarini, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation (the “ Company ”), was appointed the Company’s principal accounting officer, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468174/000119312521303127/0001193125-21-303127-index.htm

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