Company: DRH-PA
Filing Date: 2025-01-15
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001298946-25-000004
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Company: DiamondRock Hospitality Co
Filing Date: 2025-01-15
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.02
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 13, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “ Board”) of DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “ Company”) increased the size of the Board from eight to nine members and appointed Ms. Stephanie Lepori to the Board, effective January 15, 2025. Ms. Lepori was also appointed as a member of each of the Nominating and Corporate Governance, Audit and Compensation Committees effective January 15, 2025.

Ms. Lepori has served as the Chief Administrative and Accounting Officer of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (“ Caesars”) since January 2019. Prior to that, Ms. Lepori held a number of management-level positions with Caesars, including as Chief Accounting Officer. Ms. Lepori has nearly three decades of experience in finance and gaming and has been with Caesars, formerly Eldorado Resorts, since 1995. Prior to joining Caesars, Ms. Lepori began her career with Arthur Andersen LLP in Las Vegas. Ms. Lepori earned a B. S. Degree in Accounting and Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors from the University of Southern California. She is a Certified Public Accountant.

Effective on January 15, 2025, Ms. Lepori will become eligible to receive the standard compensation provided by the Company to its other non-employee directors. Additionally, in connection with Ms. Lepori’s appointment to the Board, the Company and Ms. Lepori will enter into an indemnification agreement in substantially the same form as the Company has entered into with each of the members of the existing Board. Ms. Lepori is not a party to any arrangement or understanding with any person pursuant to which she was appointed as a member of the Board, nor is she a party to any transactions required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.