LAURENCE A. CHAPMAN

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DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

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2017-03-29 Mr. Chapman received a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting and Finance) with Great Distinction from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
2018-03-29 Laurence A. Chapman has served as a director since 2004 and as Chairman of the Board since May 2017. Mr. Chapman previously served as Vice Chairman of the Board from July 2016 to May 2017. Mr. Chapman served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Goodrich Corp. from 1999 until his retirement in 2000. Mr. Chapman served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Rohr, Inc., an aerospace company, from 1994 until 1999, when Rohr, Inc. merged with Goodrich Corp. His responsibilities at both companies included accounting, treasury, tax, insurance, investor relations, financial planning and information technology functions. Prior to his service at Rohr, Inc., Mr. Chapman was employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation from 1981 through 1994. From 1991 through 1994, Mr. Chapman was the Vice President and Treasurer of Westinghouse Electric Corporation and, from 1988 through 1991, Mr. Chapman served as Chief Financial Officer of Westinghouse Credit Corp. and Westinghouse Financial Services Inc. His responsibilities included supervising corporate finance, cash and short-term funding, project finance, bank relations and international treasury. Mr. Chapman received a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting and Finance) with Great Distinction from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School. He is a fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers. Our Board selected Mr. Chapman to serve as a director because it believes he possesses valuable financial and accounting expertise, including experience at companies with extensive real estate interests and his extensive experience in his prior positions as Chief Financial Officer.
2019-04-01 Skills and Expertise: Finance and accounting, Real estate, Capital markets, Strategy. Education: BCom - McGill University, MBA - Harvard Business School.
2020-04-29 Skills and Expertise: Finance and accounting, Real estate, Capital markets, Strategy. Education: BCom - McGill University, MBA - Harvard Business School.
2021-04-23 Skills and Expertise: Finance and accounting, Real estate, Capital markets, Strategy; Education: BCom - McGill University, MBA - Harvard Business School.
2022-04-22 • Ten years’ experience in Information Technology management in the UK and Canada, but no mention of programming or technical degrees.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-03-05