The Board of Directors of Booking Holdings Inc. announced that it has nominated Bob van Dijk, Chief Executive Officer of Naspers - a global internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world - for election to the Board at the company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders in June 2020. Mr. van Dijk became Group CEO of Naspers in April 2014, assuming the additional role of CEO of Prosus at its listing on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange in September 2019, and has more than two decades' experience managing online growth companies. In addition, the Board made the following changes to the Board's leadership that will become effective at the time of the company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders in June 2020: Robert (Bob) J. Mylod Jr., current Director and member of Compensation Committee, will become Chairman of the Board. Current Chairman of the Board, Jeffery H. Boyd will remain a Director of the Board. Charles (Chuck) H. Noski, current Director and Chair of Audit Committee, will become Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Vanessa A. Wittman, current Director and member of Audit Committee, will become Chair of the Audit Committee. Booking Holdings also announced that Director Nancy Peretsman and Lead Independent Director James (Jim) M. Guyette have decided to retire from the Booking Holdings Board, effective at the Company's Annual Meeting in June.