Chatham Lodging Trust Appoints Trustee William P. (Liam) Brown

What Happened Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT) announced in an 8-K that on September 10, 2026 its Board of Trustees appointed William P. (Liam) Brown as a trustee, effective immediately. Mr. Brown retired from Marriott International in June 2026, where he most recently served as Group President, United States and Canada (Jan 2021–June 2026). The company issued a press release about the appointment on September 14, 2026.

Key Details

• Appointment date: September 10, 2026; trustee term through the 2027 annual meeting or until a successor is elected.
• Background: Mr. Brown joined Marriott in 1989; prior roles include Group President (Europe, Middle East & Africa), President & Managing Director (Europe), and multiple senior operations and development positions.
• Other roles: Trustee of EPR Properties (since Sept. 6, 2024); chairs Compensation & Human Capital Committee and serves on Nominating/Governance Committee; member of the American Hotel and Lodging Association Executive Committee.
• Compensation: one-time grant of 5,000 restricted common shares plus standard trustee and committee chairman pay disclosed in CLDT’s March 31, 2026 proxy (to be updated for the 2027 proxy). No special arrangements or family relationships noted.

Why It Matters This adds an experienced hotel industry executive with long tenure at Marriott to CLDT’s board, bringing operational and franchising expertise that may be relevant to oversight of CLDT’s hotel portfolio and operator relationships. The appointment is a board-level governance change (no executive officer change) and includes a modest equity grant; investors should view this as a governance/board composition update rather than a financial or operational disclosure.