---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001232582-25-000107"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AHT"
cik: "0001232582"
company_name: "ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T13:20:53.777046+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ashford Hospitality Trust board changes: director Hays resigns, CEO Zsigray appointed

## Summary
- Director J. Robison Hays, III resigned from the Board effective May 20, 2025, with no disagreement with the Company.
- CEO Stephen Zsigray appointed to the Board effective May 23, 2025, to serve until the next annual meeting.
- Mr. Zsigray will not serve on any Board committee and receives no additional compensation for Board duties.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001232582-25-000107
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AHT
- cik: 0001232582
- company_name: ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1232582/000123258225000107/0001232582-25-000107-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1232582/000123258225000107/aht-20250520.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001232582-25-000107.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  J. Robison Hays, III resigned as Director at ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 20, 2025, Mr. J. Robison Hays, III tendered his resignation from the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “ Company ”) to be effective as of that date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1232582/000123258225000107/0001232582-25-000107-index.htm
- Executive change
  Stephen Zsigray was appointed as Director at ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 23, 2025, the Board appointed Mr. Stephen Zsigray, the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, as a member of the Board, effective immediately
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1232582/000123258225000107/0001232582-25-000107-index.htm

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