---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-030271"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLDT"
cik: "0001476045"
company_name: "Chatham Lodging Trust"
filed_at: "2026-09-14T17:24:31+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-14T17:25:21.237669+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chatham Lodging appoints ex-Marriott exec Liam Brown to board of trustees

## Summary
- Appointed William P. (Liam) Brown to board of trustees, effective Sept 10, 2026, as independent director.
- Brown was Marriott Group President, U.S. & Canada (Jan 2021–June 2026); oversaw 6,000+ hotels and ~160,000 associates.
- Brown receives one-time grant of 5,000 restricted common shares; also serves on EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) board.
- CEO Jeffrey Fisher cites 30-year relationship, expects operational and capital allocation insights.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-030271
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLDT
- cik: 0001476045
- company_name: Chatham Lodging Trust
- filed_at: 2026-09-14T17:24:31+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476045/000143774926030271/0001437749-26-030271-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476045/000143774926030271/cldt20260911_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-030271
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-030271.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-030271.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William P. (Liam) Brown was appointed as Trustee at Chatham Lodging Trust.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Trustee
  source text: On September 10, 2026, the board of trustees (the “Board of Trustees”) of Chatham Lodging Trust (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Mr. William P. (Liam) Brown to the Board of Trustees, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476045/000143774926030271/0001437749-26-030271-index.htm

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