---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001524358-25-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VAC"
cik: "0001524358"
company_name: "MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp"
filed_at: "2025-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T05:48:24.101039+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Marriott Vacations appoints Avril and Dausch as independent directors; Martinez and Gellein retiring

## Summary
- Matthew Avril (ex-CEO Diamond Resorts) and James Dausch (ex-Marriott Intl digital exec) appointed effective March 4, 2025.
- Mel Martinez and Raymond Gellein will retire immediately before the 2025 annual meeting in May 2025.
- Board temporarily increased to 13 members, will decrease to 11 after retirements.
- Neither new director has been assigned to any Board committee yet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001524358-25-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VAC
- cik: 0001524358
- company_name: MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp
- filed_at: 2025-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524358/000152435825000038/0001524358-25-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524358/000152435825000038/vac-20250224.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001524358-25-000038
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001524358-25-000038.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001524358-25-000038.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Raymond L. Gellein, Jr. retired as Director at MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: Melquiades R. Martinez and Raymond L. Gellein, Jr. notified the Company of their decision to retire from their positions as members of the Board effective immediately prior to the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524358/000152435825000038/0001524358-25-000038-index.htm
- Executive change
  Melquiades R. Martinez retired as Director at MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: Melquiades R. Martinez and Raymond L. Gellein, Jr. notified the Company of their decision to retire from their positions as members of the Board effective immediately prior to the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524358/000152435825000038/0001524358-25-000038-index.htm
- Executive change
  James A. Dausch was appointed as Director at MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: voted to appoint Matthew E. Avril and James A. (“Jim”) Dausch as directors of the Board, effective March 4, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524358/000152435825000038/0001524358-25-000038-index.htm
- Executive change
  Matthew E. Avril was appointed as Director at MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: voted to appoint Matthew E. Avril and James A. (“Jim”) Dausch as directors of the Board, effective March 4, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1524358/000152435825000038/0001524358-25-000038-index.htm

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