On January 2, 2013, the Board of Trustees of RLJ Lodging Trust appointed Chris Gormsen as Chief Accounting Officer of the company, effective immediately. Mr. Gormsen, 37, most recently served as a senior manager in the audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where from August 2002 through December 2012 he managed audit and non-audit engagements for hospitality and real estate clients.