Company: DRH-PA
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001298946-25-000038
Chunk: 37

Company: DiamondRock Hospitality Co
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 37
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#### Executive Officers
Mr. Donnelly’s biographical information is set forth under “Proposal 1: Election of Directors” above.

|                                       |     | Justin L. Leonardhas served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since April 2024 and joined the Company as the Executive Vice President, Asset Management and Chief Operating Officer in July 2022.  Mr. Leonard oversees the Company's investment activity, including acquisitions, dispositions, and redevelopment, as well as asset management and operations.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Leonard was a Senior Principal at Walton Street Capital, a real estate private equity firm, where he held numerous roles for more than 20 years and was responsible for the oversight and asset management of Walton Street Capital’s hotel investments. Mr. Leonard directed the asset management of 60 hotels totaling 20,800 rooms. He has a breadth of experience that spans a cross section of the hospitality space from five-star luxury destination resorts to urban limited service, and he has overseen both independent assets as well as assets affiliated with almost every major global brand and managed by more than 15 different hotel management companies. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day asset management of Walton Street Capital’s hotel portfolio he was also primarily responsible for the disposition of hotel investments and in that capacity sold over 50 hotels at a gross transaction value of over $4 billion. Prior to taking on the asset management of Walton Street Capital’s hotels, Mr. Leonard was a Principal in the acquisition group where he was involved in transactions across all real estate product types. 
 Mr. Leonard holds a B.B.A. in Real Estate from the University of Wisconsin.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Justin L. Leonard                     
 President and Chief Operating Officer 
 Age: 47                               |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

#### DiamondRock Hospitality332025 Proxy Statement
| Executive Officers |

|                                                                 |     | Briony R. Quinnhas served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 2024. She oversees capital markets transactions, accounting, tax, financial planning & analysis, investor relations, internal audit, human resources and insurance placement.  Ms. Quinn joined DiamondRock in 2007 as Assistant Controller and was promoted to Vice President and Corporate Controller in 2008, to Chief Accounting Officer in 2014 and to Senior Vice President and Treasurer in 2018. Prior to DiamondRock, Ms. Quinn was the Vice President of