Kathleen Wayton has been appointed Board of Directors at DiamondRock Hospitality Company
DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) today announced that it has appointed Kathleen Wayton to the Board of Directors effective February 1, 2019.
Ms. Wayton currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Southwest Airlines. She is responsible for leading all of the airline's technology efforts to support strategic capabilities. Her prior roles at Southwest Airlines include Vice President of Business Transformation, Corporate Delivery and Technology as well as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Implementation. In that latter role, she led development of Southwest Airlines' 2010-2015 Strategic Plan, which outlined major expansion & transformation initiatives. Realization of those initiatives made Southwest Airlines the largest U.S. passenger airline, as measured by passengers carried, and contributed to a 5 times stock price appreciation. Prior to joining Southwest Airlines in 2004, Ms. Wayton held roles at American Airlines and Capital One Auto Finance.
Russell Reynolds Advisors served as advisor to the Company in conducting a nationwide search.
