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Warren appointed Interim CEO.","Interim Office of the CEO includes CFO Dawn Kussow and GC Chad White; CEO search initiated with Spencer Stuart.","Q1 2025 preliminary Adjusted EBITDA and RevPAR expected to exceed company and consensus expectations.","Company expects positive Adjusted Free Cash Flow in Q1, historically a negative FCF quarter; occupancy above 80%.","Mark Fioravanti (CEO of Ryman Hospitality) appointed to Board; director Frank Bumstead will not stand for reelection."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001332349-25-000066","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001332349-25-000066.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001332349-25-000066.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001332349-25-000066.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234925000066/0001332349-25-000066-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234925000066/bkd-20250413.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-23T15:21:06.758293+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"0227b271a8","claim":"Denise W. 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