secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)
CIK:        0001476045
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-14T17:24:31+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-030271
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476045/000143774926030271/0001437749-26-030271-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1476045/000143774926030271/cldt20260911_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-030271

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