---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001541401-22-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESRT"
cik: "0001541401"
company_name: "Empire State Realty Trust, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-12-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T04:45:17.634685+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Christina Chiu appointed Executive VP, COO & CFO of Empire State Realty Trust

## Summary
- Christina Chiu, previously EVP and CFO, adds COO role effective December 9, 2022.
- Oversight now includes capital markets, IT, legal, HR in addition to finance and reporting.
- Chiu joined ESRT in May 2020; prior Morgan Stanley managing director.
- No changes to compensation or family relationships disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001541401-22-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESRT
- cik: 0001541401
- company_name: Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-12-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1541401/000154140122000030/0001541401-22-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1541401/000154140122000030/esrt-20221209.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001541401-22-000030
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001541401-22-000030.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christina Chiu was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Empire State Realty Trust, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On December 9, 2022, Christina Chiu, age 42, the current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”), was additionally appointed the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1541401/000154140122000030/0001541401-22-000030-index.htm

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