---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-023494"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRKS"
cik: "0001564902"
company_name: "United Parks & Resorts Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T00:51:50.037764+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SeaWorld appoints Michelle Adams as CFO, replacing retiring Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy

## Summary
- Michelle Adams appointed CFO & Treasurer effective June 17, 2022; previously CFO of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
- Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy retired as CFO effective June 16, 2022; will remain in consulting role for transition.
- Adams receives $400K base salary, 100% target bonus, 200% LTI target, and one-time equity grants worth ~$4.5M.
- Adams eligible for matching stock options if she invests up to $2M in company common stock.
- No family relationships or reportable transactions between Adams and the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-023494
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRKS
- cik: 0001564902
- company_name: United Parks & Resorts Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000156459022023494/0001564590-22-023494-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000156459022023494/seas-8k_20220616.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-023494
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-023494.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-023494.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michelle Adams was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at United Parks & Resorts Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  source text: On June 17, 2022, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Ms. Michelle (“Chelle”) Adams as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, effective as of June 17, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000156459022023494/0001564590-22-023494-index.htm
- Executive change
  Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy retired as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Interim Chief Accounting Officer at United Parks & Resorts Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Interim Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Ms. Gulacsy has stepped down from the position of Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Interim Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective June 16, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564902/000156459022023494/0001564590-22-023494-index.htm

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