---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001232582-23-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AHT"
cik: "0001232582"
company_name: "ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC"
filed_at: "2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T23:48:57.057446+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ashford Hospitality Trust appoints Davinder Sra as director; board expands to nine

## Summary
- Board increased from 8 to 9 members; Davinder 'Sonny' Sra appointed as independent director on July 25, 2023.
- Sra receives prorated $95,000 annual cash retainer, 20,042 immediately vested common shares, plus meeting fees.
- Sra was SVP of Operations at Remington Hospitality (acquired by Ashford Inc.) until March 2020.
- Sra's term expires at 2024 annual meeting; no committee assignments yet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001232582-23-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AHT
- cik: 0001232582
- company_name: ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC
- filed_at: 2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1232582/000123258223000070/0001232582-23-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1232582/000123258223000070/aht-20230725.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001232582-23-000070
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001232582-23-000070.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Davinder Sra was appointed as Director at ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 25, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from eight to nine members and appointed Mr. Davinder “Sonny” Sra as a director to fill the vacancy resulting from that increase.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1232582/000123258223000070/0001232582-23-000070-index.htm

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