Mark W. Brugger
Mark W. Brugger has served as our Chief Executive Officer since September 1, 2008.

Previously he served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since our formation in 2004 until he was promoted to our Chief Executive Officer.

Previously, Mr. Brugger served as Vice President — Project Finance for Marriott International, Inc. from 2000 to 2004. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Brugger served as Vice President — Investment Sales of Transwestern Commercial Services, formerly the Carey Winston Company. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Brugger was the Land Development Director for Coscan Washington, Inc. Mr. Brugger received a Juris Doctorate from American University School of Law in 1995 and a B.A. from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1992.

Mr. Williams worked for the Marriott Corporation, or Marriott International, Inc., and its related entities for over twenty-five years until he resigned to help form DiamondRock in 2004. Mr. Williams most recently served as Executive Vice President of North American Hotel Development for Marriott International.

From 1991 to 1992, Mr. Williams, while on a leave of absence from Marriott, served as the Chief Acquisition Executive for Lodging Opportunities, the initial lodging fund sponsored by the Thayer organization. Prior to joining the Marriott Corporation, Mr. Williams was a senior consultant with Laventhal and Horwath.

Mr. Williams received a BS/BA from Denver University with a major in Hotel and Restaurant Management and a B.A. in American Studies from Denver University in 1973. In addition, Mr. Williams performed graduate coursework at the University of Missouri at Kansas City with a concentration in finance.

Prior to his promotion, he served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller from his hiring in August 2004 until September 1, 2008. Previously, Mr. Mahoney served as a senior manager with Ernst & Young LLP in McLean Virginia. During 2002 and 2003, Mr. Mahoney served as a Director in the Dublin, Ireland audit practice of KPMG, LLP. From 1993 to 2001, Mr. Mahoney worked in the audit practice of Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Mahoney is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a Virginia C.P.A. Mr. Mahoney received a B.S. from Syracuse University in 1993.

Mr. Tennis worked for 17 years at Marriott International, Inc. initially in various capacities in the Law Department. More recently, Mr. Tennis has served in a business capacity as Senior Vice President responsible for the Global Asset Management Group. This group oversaw and coordinated transactions involving Marriott's hotel-related management agreements, franchise agreements, acquisitions and related agreements. In this role, Mr. Tennis was involved in numerous hotel restructurings and transactions with various hotel owners and lenders.

Mr. Tennis joined the legal department of Marriott in 1992 after practicing corporate law in New York where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and other corporate finance transactions with the law firm of Richards & O'Neil. Mr. Tennis graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. from Harvard University and received a Juris Doctorate from New York University Law School.

Previously, Ms. Quinn served as the Vice President, Accounting and Finance at MeriStar Hospitality Corporation from 2004 to 2007. From 2001 to 2004, Ms. Quinn held various consulting positions at Beers & Cutler and Ernst & Young Technologies. From 1997 to 2001, Ms. Quinn worked in the audit practice of Arthur Andersen LLP. Ms. Quinn is a C.P.A. and received a B.S. from Providence College in 1995.