RLJ Lodging Trust Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
RLJ Lodging Trust's CEO is Leslie Hale, appointed in Jan 2012, has a tenure of 12.83 years. total yearly compensation is $9.13M, comprised of 9.2% salary and 90.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1% of the company’s shares, worth $14.67M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 8 years respectively.
Key information
Leslie Hale
Chief executive officer
US$9.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 9.2% |
| CEO tenure | 12.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.0% |
| Management average tenure | 6.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
RLJ Lodging Trust: I Don't Mind Locking In A 7.9% Yield
Jun 11RLJ Lodging Trust: I Like The 7.75% Yielding Preferred Shares
Mar 28RLJ Lodging Trust Remains Attractive, Despite Its Recent Rally
Jan 09Buy Undervalued RLJ Lodging Preferred Stock And Sell Pebblebrook Preferred Stocks
Jan 03RLJ Lodging Trust: Should You Lodge In The 8.2% Yielding Perpetual Preferreds?
Oct 22RLJ Lodging Trust: Undervalued With The Potential For Increased Dividends
Aug 29RLJ Lodging Trust declares $0.05 dividend
Dec 16RLJ Lodging Trust Has Become Exceptionally Cheap
Sep 23RLJ Lodging Trust declares $0.05 dividend
Sep 15RLJ Lodging Trust Is Becoming Interesting
Jul 11RLJ Lodging Trust: Travel Recovery Leads To Dividend Recovery
May 05RLJ Lodging Trust: A Great Stock To Buy If The Ukrainian Crisis Worsens
Mar 10RLJ Lodging Trust: Common Dividend Should Return Soon But Stick With Preferred
Dec 10RLJ Lodging Trust raises $500M to reduce indebtedness
Jun 11CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$45m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$41m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$45m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$9m | US$840k | US$50m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$49m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$50m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$42m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$8m | US$840k | US$17m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$18m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$183m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$268m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$16m | US$840k | -US$330m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$390m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$415m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$478m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$7m | US$840k | -US$430m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$308m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$103m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$45m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$6m | US$840k | US$101m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$94m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$136m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$166m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$4m | US$642k | US$162m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$142m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$76m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$61m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$3m | US$575k | US$65m |
Compensation vs Market: Leslie's total compensation ($USD9.13M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.35M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Leslie's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Leslie Hale (52 yo)
12.8yrs
Tenure
US$9,128,901
Compensation
Ms. Leslie D. Hale serves as an Independent Director of Delta Air Lines, Inc. April 21 2022. She has been President and Chief Executive Officer of RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P. (“RLJ LP”) and Rangers Sub and Ran...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board | 13.5yrs | US$2.88m | 0.93% $ 13.6m | |
| President | 12.8yrs | US$9.13m | 1% $ 14.7m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 6.3yrs | US$2.99m | 0.26% $ 3.7m | |
| COO & Executive VP of Asset Management | 7.2yrs | US$2.66m | 0.21% $ 3.0m | |
| Executive VP | 1.6yrs | US$2.00m | 0.091% $ 1.3m | |
| Executive Vice President & Co-Chief Investment Officer | 5.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President & Co-Chief Investment Officer | 5.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 11.8yrs | no data | 0.11% $ 1.6m | |
| Executive Vice President | 2.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Investment & Portfolio Analysis | 1.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP & Controller | 15.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Treasurer & SVP of Finance | no data | no data | no data |
6.3yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: RLJ's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board | 13.5yrs | US$2.88m | 0.93% $ 13.6m | |
| President | 6.5yrs | US$9.13m | 1% $ 14.7m | |
| Lead Independent Trustee | 13.5yrs | US$270.24k | 0.036% $ 531.5k | |
| Independent Trustee | 13.5yrs | US$240.65k | 0.064% $ 939.3k | |
| Independent Trustee | 6.8yrs | US$229.64k | 0.041% $ 605.2k | |
| Independent Trustee | 7.3yrs | US$230.39k | 0.069% $ 1.0m | |
| Independent Trustee | 13.5yrs | US$239.64k | 0.072% $ 1.1m | |
| Independent Trustee | 8yrs | US$229.64k | 0.028% $ 409.4k | |
| Independent Trustee | 2.8yrs | US$234.28k | 0.021% $ 308.9k |
8.0yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: RLJ's board of directors are considered experienced (8 years average tenure).