Hyatt Hotels Corp

Information about our Executive Officers.

The following chart names each of the Company's executive officers and their ages and positions at February 23, 2024. Also included below is biographical information relating to each of the Company's executive officers. Each of the executive officers is elected by and serves at the pleasure of the board of directors.

Thomas J. Pritzker has been a member of our board of directors since August 2004 and our Executive Chairman since August 2004. Mr. Pritzker served as our Chief Executive Officer from August 2004 to December 2006. Mr. Pritzker was appointed President of Hyatt Corporation in 1980 and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hyatt Corporation from 1999 to December 2006. Mr. Pritzker is Executive Chairman of The Pritzker Organization, LLC ("TPO"), the principal financial and investment advisor to certain Pritzker family business interests. Mr. Pritzker served as a Director of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. until May 2020. He served as a Director of TransUnion Corp., a credit reporting service company, until June 2010 and as Chairman of Marmon Holdings, Inc. until March 2014. Mr. Pritzker is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Center for Strategic & International Studies; Director and Vice President of The Pritzker Foundation, a charitable foundation; Director and President of the Pritzker Family Philanthropic Fund, a charitable organization; and Director, Chairman and President of The Hyatt Foundation, a charitable foundation which established The Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Mark S. Hoplamazian was appointed to our board of directors in November 2006 and named President and Chief Executive Officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation in December 2006. Prior to being appointed to his present position, Mr. Hoplamazian served as President of TPO. During his 17 year tenure with TPO, he served as an advisor to various Pritzker family-owned companies, including Hyatt Hotels Corporation and its predecessors. He previously worked in international mergers and acquisitions at The First Boston Corporation in New York. Mr. Hoplamazian serves on the Board of Directors and as a member of the Talent & Compensation and Finance committees of the Board of Directors of VF Corporation. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, the Board of Directors of Brand USA and Skills for Chicagoland's Future, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of World Business Chicago, and the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Institute. Mr. Hoplamazian is a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council, a member of the Discovery Class of the Henry Crown Fellowship, and a member of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, where he also serves as co-chair of the Committee's Public Safety Task Force.

Javier Águila was appointed Executive Vice President, Group President—EAME in October 2022. In this role, Mr. Águila is responsible for leading the strategic growth and overall operations of Hyatt's portfolio in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Most recently, he served as Group President, AMResorts Europe and Global Strategy at ALG, which became part of Hyatt in 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Águila founded Alua Hotels and Resorts, a Spanish hotel group of all-inclusive and leisure properties and served as Chief Executive Officer until the company was acquired by ALG in 2019. Previously, he served as Chief Operating Officer at Orizonia Corporation, a tour operator in Spain. Before starting his career in the hospitality and travel sector Mr. Águila worked for more than 10 years in private equity and management consulting at The Carlyle Group, McKinsey & Company, and Booz Allen Hamilton.

Joan Bottariniwas appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in November 2018. In this role, Ms. Bottarini is responsible for the global finance function, including financial reporting, planning, treasury, tax, investor relations, internal audit, asset management, and procurement. Ms. Bottarini previously served as the Company's Senior Vice President, Finance—Americas from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that position, Ms. Bottarini served as Vice President, Hotel Finance—Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) of the Company from 2014 to 2016 and as Vice President, Strategic Financial Planning and Analysis of the Company from 2007 to 2014. Prior to her roles at Hyatt, Ms. Bottarini served as the Controller - Development at Essex

Property Trust and an Assurance Manager at KPMG LLP. Ms. Bottarini serves as co-chair of the No Room for Trafficking Council of the American Hotel and Lodging Association Foundation and as an advisory board member of Salt and Light Coalition in Chicago.

James K. Chu was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer in May 2022. His current responsibilities include overseeing Hyatt's global strategy for development and owner relations, transactions, global product and design strategy, as well as the company's Global Franchise and Owner Relations Group. Prior to his current position, he served as the Company's Executive Vice President of Global Franchising and Development. He also served as the Company's Global Head of Development from 2018 to 2021 and Global Head of Select Service and Franchise Strategy from 2016 to 2018. Before joining Hyatt, Mr. Chu held various roles with Wyndham International, including General Manager, Vice President of Sales, and Senior Vice President of Business Development.

Margaret C. Egan was appointed Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in January 2018. Ms. Egan is responsible for Hyatt's global legal and corporate secretarial services. Ms. Egan served as interim General Counsel and Secretary of the Company from October 2017 to January 2018 and previously served as Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Hyatt from March 2013 to January 2018 overseeing the Company's legal global transactions teams. From October 2003 to March 2013, Ms. Egan held a series of increasingly responsible positions at Hyatt. Prior to entering the hospitality industry, Ms. Egan practiced law in the litigation practice group of DLA Piper in Chicago, Illinois from 1996 to 2000 and again from 2002 to 2003 and also held a position as Attorney Advisor with the United States Department of Justice in London, United Kingdom from January 2001 to January 2002. Ms. Egan serves on the Board of Directors of Sarah's Circle and ADL Midwest.

Malaika L. Myerswas appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer in September 2017. In this role, Ms. Myers is responsible for setting and implementing Hyatt's global human resources enterprise strategy. Ms. Myers joined Hyatt with over 25 years of experience in human resources across a diverse group of industries. Prior to assuming her role at Hyatt, Ms. Myers served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Jarden Corporation, a global consumer products company, where she was responsible for the effectiveness of human resources strategies and programs for Jarden Corporation worldwide. Prior to Jarden, Ms. Myers served as Chief Human Resources Officer for Arysta LifeScience, a global agricultural chemical company. Ms. Myers also previously served in various senior management roles at Diageo PLC and PepsiCo. Ms. Myers serves on the Board of Directors of Skills for Chicagoland's Future, Cielo, Inc., Wella Company, and HR Policy Association.

Peter J. Searswas appointed Executive Vice President, Group President—Americas in September 2014. Mr. Sears is responsible for the growth and successful operation of Hyatt's portfolio in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Prior to his current role, he was the Senior Vice President—Operations, Asia Pacific. Mr. Sears began his career with Hyatt as a Corporate Management Trainee at Hyatt Regency San Antonio in 1987 and went on to hold numerous positions of increasing operational responsibility. These positions included serving as general manager of five full service hotels in North America at properties located in San Francisco, Orange County, and Lake Tahoe. In 2006, he became Senior Vice President of Field Operations for the Central Region, and in 2009, he became Senior Vice President, Operations for North America.

David Udellwas appointed Executive Vice President, Group President—ASPAC in July 2014. Mr. Udell is responsible for overseeing hotels in Greater China, East and Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and Oceania. Prior to his current role, Mr. Udell was the Senior Vice President, Operations for the GOC. Mr. Udell has also served as Senior Vice President—Operations, Asia Pacific, where he was responsible for overseeing the operation of all hotels within the region. Prior to that, Mr. Udell held senior management positions in Hyatt properties in Bangkok, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, including as the opening General Manager of Park Hyatt Tokyo and General Manager of Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. He began his career with Hyatt as a Corporate Management Trainee at Hyatt Regency Singapore in 1982. Mr. Udell serves as Chairman of the Hotel, Catering and Tourism Board in Hong Kong.

Mark R. Vondrasek was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer in March 2018. In this role, Mr. Vondrasek oversees global sales, revenue management, distribution strategy, corporate marketing, brands, communications, digital, consumer insights, and analytics, global property and guest services, information technology, and the World of Hyatt loyalty platform. He is also charged with integrating and scaling new business opportunities, products, and services. Mr. Vondrasek joined Hyatt in September 2017 with 15 years of hospitality leadership experience at Starwood Hotels and Resorts, where he most recently served in a similar role as Senior Vice President, Commercial Services Officer. Prior to entering the hospitality industry, he spent 10 years in the Financial Services industry, overseeing operational teams at Fidelity Investments and Kemper Financial Services.

Pursuant to our employment letter with Mr. Thomas J. Pritzker, we have agreed that so long as he is a member of our board of directors we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to appoint him as our executive chairman provided he is willing and able to serve in that office. If he is not re-appointed as executive chairman, he will be entitled to terminate his employment with the rights and entitlements available to him under our severance policies as if his employment was terminated by us without cause.

Pursuant to our employment letter with Mr. Mark S. Hoplamazian, we have agreed that so long as he is the president and chief executive officer of Hyatt, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to nominate him for re-election as a director prior to the end of his term. If he is not re-elected to the board of directors, he will be entitled to terminate his employment with the rights and entitlements available to him under our severance policies as if his employment was terminated by us without cause.

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