FREDERICK J. KLEISNER - Corporate Board Profile

ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2017-04-13	Mr. Kleisner graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Hotel Management and has held senior positions in the hospitality industry.
2018-04-17	Mr. Kleisner graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Hotel Management, and currently serves as a Real Estate Investment Management Advisory Board member of Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business, School of Hospitality Business.
2019-04-01	Mr. Kleisner graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Hotel Management, and currently serves as a Real Estate Investment Management Advisory Board member of Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business, School of Hospitality Business.
2020-04-01	Mr. Kleisner graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Hotel Management, and currently serves as a Real Estate Investment Management Advisory Board member of Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business, School of Hospitality Business.
2020-09-10	Frederick J. Kleisner was appointed to our Board of Directors in September 2016. Mr. Kleisner held a long illustrious career in the industry, serving as President and a director of Hard Rock Hotel Holdings, LLC, a destination casino and resort company, from October 2007 until March 2011. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC), a hospitality company, from December 2007 until March 2011, as President and Chief Executive Officer (including interim President and Chief Executive Officer) from September 2007 until March 2009, and as a director from February 2006 to March 2011. Prior to his time at Morgans, Mr. Kleisner was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rex Advisors, LLC, a hotel advisory firm, from January 2006 to September 2007. From August 1999 to December 2005, Mr. Kleisner served as President, Chief Operating Officer and, from March 2000 to August 2005, Chief Executive Officer of Wyndham International, Inc., a global hotel company. Mr. Kleisner also has served as Chairman of Wyndham International’s board from October 2000 to August 2005. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of The Americas for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Hotel Group from January 1998 to August 1999. He has held senior positions with Westin Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, where he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1995 to 1998; Interstate Hotels Company, where he served as Executive Vice President and Group President of Operations from 1990 to 1995; the ITT Sheraton Corporation, where he served as Senior Vice President, Director of Operations, North America Division-East from 1985 to 1990; and Hilton Hotels Corp., where for 16 years he served as General Manager of several landmark hotels. Mr. Kleisner served as a director of Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) from 2013 to October 2017, Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND) from 2009 to July 2018, and Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. (formerly NYSE: AMTG), a real estate investment trust, from July 2011 to August 2016. From November 2007 to August 2010, Mr. Kleisner served as a director of Innkeepers USA Trust, a subsidiary of Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: AINV). He is currently a director of Athora Holdings, Ltd., a specialist solutions provider for the European insurance and reinsurance market; European Gtd. Life Co; Playtime, LLC, a manufacturer of antibacterial and antimicrobial playground equipment and play systems; and Aimbridge Hospitality, Inc., a hotel investment and management firm. Mr. Kleisner graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Hotel Management, and currently serves as a Real Estate Investment Management Advisory Board member of Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business, School of Hospitality Business. He also completed advanced studies at the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business and attended the Catholic University of America.
2021-03-30	Mr. Kleisner graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Hotel Management, and currently serves as a Real Estate Investment Management Advisory Board member of Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business, School of Hospitality Business.
2022-03-30	Mr. Kleisner graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Hotel Management, and currently serves as a Real Estate Investment Management Advisory Board member of Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business, School of Hospitality Business.
2023-03-28	Mr. Kleisner held a long illustrious career in the industry, serving as President and a director of Hard Rock Hotel Holdings, LLC... Mr. Kleisner graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Hotel Management.
2024-03-29	Mr. Kleisner graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Hotel Management.
2025-04-01	Mr. Kleisner graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Hotel Management.