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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH)

DiamondRock Hospitality Chairman William McCarten to retire at April 29, 2026 meeting

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

DiamondRock Hospitality Company said Chairman William W. McCarten will retire from the Board at the adjournment of its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 29, 2026, and will not stand for re-election. Bruce D. Wardinski will then become non-executive Chairman, and the Board will shrink from nine directors to eight. The filing says Mr. McCarten's decision was not based on any disagreement with the Company or management.

Key points

  • William W. McCarten, founder and former CEO, retires as Chairman effective at the April 29, 2026 Annual Meeting adjournment
  • Bruce D. Wardinski becomes non-executive Chairman on the same date
  • Board size reduces from nine directors to eight
  • Announced in a press release dated February 25, 2026; the filing says the decision was not based on any disagreement with the Company or management

The filing

CompanyDiamondRock Hospitality (DRH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 25, 2026, 7:31 AM ET
Accession number0001298946-26-000005

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:49 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 25, 2026.

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