Hyatt Appoints Joan Bottarini as CFO

Hyatt Hotels has appointed Joan Bottarini, currently Senior Vice President of Finance - Americas, as Chief Financial Officer, effective 2 November 2018.

Bottarini will succeed Patrick Grismer who has resigned from the Chief Financial Officer position at Hyatt Hotels in order to assume the CFO position at Starbucks.

Bottarini has been with Hyatt since 1999 and has held a number of finance positions over her career, including Vice President of Hotel Finance for Asia Pacific, Vice President Strategic Financial Planning and Analysis, and Director Financial Communications.

“I am honored to be joining the executive team as Hyatt’s new chief financial officer,” said Bottarini. “Over the course of my career, I have had the great benefit of being mentored by Pat and other leaders, which is a hallmark of the Hyatt family. I am eager to continue to build on our finance team leadership development efforts around the world as we remain focused on building value for our shareholders.”

Mark Hoplamazian, Chief Executive Officer, Hyatt, said, “I am thrilled to welcome Joan onto the executive team in the key role of CFO. I have had the pleasure of working directly with Joan for many years, and I have every confidence that with her leadership, we will build on the company’s strength and momentum.”

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