---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001298946-22-000071"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DRH"
cik: "0001298946"
company_name: "DiamondRock Hospitality Co"
filed_at: "2022-07-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T15:43:39.838255+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DiamondRock Hospitality appoints Justin L. Leonard as EVP and COO effective July 18, 2022

## Summary
- Justin L. Leonard, age 44, appointed EVP and COO; reports to CEO Mark W. Brugger.
- He will lead asset management and serve on the executive committee.
- Previously 20 years at Walton Street Capital; most recently Senior Principal overseeing 60 hotels (20,000+ rooms).
- Holds a B.B.A. in Real Estate from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Expected to enter a severance agreement consistent with other EVPs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001298946-22-000071
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DRH
- cik: 0001298946
- company_name: DiamondRock Hospitality Co
- filed_at: 2022-07-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1298946/000129894622000071/0001298946-22-000071-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1298946/000129894622000071/drh-20220713.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001298946-22-000071
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001298946-22-000071.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001298946-22-000071.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Justin L. Leonard was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at DiamondRock Hospitality Co.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On July 13, 2022, DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Justin L. Leonard, age 44, as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective July 18, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1298946/000129894622000071/0001298946-22-000071-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.