---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001445546-23-005769"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FTHY"
cik: "0001810523"
company_name: "FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND"
filed_at: "2023-09-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T21:17:33.608071+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Trust fund appoints Bronwyn Wright as Trustee effective Sept 10, 2023

## Summary
- Bronwyn Wright appointed Trustee of First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund and many other First Trust funds, effective Sept 10, 2023.
- She also appointed to Audit, Valuation, and Nominating & Governance Committees for applicable funds.
- Former Managing Director at Citibank Europe plc; independent director of Irish collective investment funds since 2009.
- Appointment covers closed-end, ETF, mutual, and variable insurance funds advised by FTA, excluding certain ETFs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001445546-23-005769
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FTHY
- cik: 0001810523
- company_name: FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND
- filed_at: 2023-09-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810523/000144554623005769/0001445546-23-005769-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810523/000144554623005769/fthy_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-005769
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-005769.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001445546-23-005769.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bronwyn Wright was appointed as Trustee at FIRST TRUST HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES 2027 TERM FUND.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Trustee
  source text: The press release was issued by First Trust Advisors L.P. to announce the appointment of Bronwyn Wright as a Trustee of the Fund, effective September 10, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810523/000144554623005769/0001445546-23-005769-index.htm

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