WEST PALM BEACH, FL—REIT Chatham Lodging Trust has appointed Bill Brewer to the company’s board of trustees, effective immediately. Brewer will serve as an independent director and chair the audit committee, replacing Glen Gilbert who has passed away.
“Glen was a valued member of our board of trustees since our 2010 IPO, and we are grateful to him for his outstanding service and commitment to Chatham Lodging Trust,” said Jeffrey H. Fisher, Chatham’s CEO.
Brewer is EVP, CFO and treasurer of Education Realty Trust, one of America’s largest owners, developers and managers of student housing real estate. Before joining EdR, he served as EVP and CFO for Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., a provider of technology-enabled claims and productivity management solutions. Brewer began and spent the majority of his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he rose to partner with a client base focused on public and private REIT, primarily in lodging.
“Bill brings tremendous REIT experience given his current role at EdR and his involvement servicing many of the hotel REITs throughout his career at PwC dating back to the 1990s when many of the initial lodging REITs became publicly traded,” said Fisher. “We are confident that Bill’s financial expertise will contribute greatly to our board and management team.”