Chatham Lodging Trust announced that on May 15, 2019, the Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Robert Perlmutter as lead independent trustee of the Company to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Miles Berger, effective immediately. In addition, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and to address the retirements from the Board by C. Gerald Goldsmith and Mr. Berger, restructured the committees of the Board as follows: Compensation Committee: Robert Perlmutter (Chair), Thomas J. Crocker; Audit Committee: Edwin B. Brewer, Jr. (Chair), Jack DeBoer, Mary Beth Higgins; and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: Mr. Crocker (Chair) and Mr. Perlmutter.