Mr. Grissen has been a trustee of the Company since August 2021. He joined Chatham s board after having retired in April 2021 as Group President following a 35-year career at Marriott International, Inc. ("Marriott"). He began his career at Marriott in 1986 and concluded his career as Group President where his responsibilities included the financial management and leadership of all of the Marriott's lodging operations in North and South America, comprising more than 5,500 hotels and a workforce of approximately 160,000 associates. This included responsibilities for owner and franchise relations, sales and marketing, revenue management, human resources, engineering, rooms operations, food and beverage, retail, spa, golf, information resources and development. In addition to Marriott's operations in the Americas, Mr. Grissen was responsible for Marriott s Global Operations organization, Ritz Carlton and Edition brands. Prior to his last position at Marriott, Mr. Grissen served as Group President, The Americans; President, Americas; Executive Vice President of the Eastern Region; Senior Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Region; and Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Development. Since November 1, 2024, Mr. Grissen has served on the board of Southwest Airlines Co., (NYSE: LUV) a publicly traded company and one of the world s largest airlines, where he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Until his resignation from the board on October 29, 2024, Mr. Grissen served on the board for Regis Corporation, a publicly traded company and the largest hair salon chain in the world, where he was a member of the Audit Committee and the Technology Committee and was Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Michigan State University and a Master s Degree in Finance from Loyola University in Chicago. The Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, has determined that Mr. Grissen should serve as a trustee due to his extensive experience and expertise on the hotel industry with Marriott, on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee due to his financial acumen and on the Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility Committee due to his experience on such measures while at Marriott.