DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jeffrey J. Donnelly, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.4M in 2025, up 31% from $4.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 25:1, on median employee pay of $262,848.

Filed
March 16, 2026
Annual meeting
April 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$6.4M+31% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
25:1median $262,848
CEO pay in equity
64%$4.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
Say-on-Pay Support
97%At prior annual meeting
Pay Ratio
24.5:1CEO to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$262,848Annual total compensation

How Donnelly was paid

$6.4M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary12%Stock awards64%Non-equity incentive25%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jeffrey J. DonnellyChief Executive Officer$6,433,158
Justin L. LeonardPresident and Chief Operating Officer$4,142,116
Briony R. QuinnExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$2,501,679
Anika C. FischerSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$1,354,389

What changed and why

  • $6.4MJeffrey J. Donnelly received $6,433,158 in total compensation for fiscal year 2025.
  • 97%The company maintained strong say-on-pay support with 97 percent of votes cast in favor.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 24.5 to 1.
  • All change in control severance agreements feature double-trigger protections.
  • The company maintains a strict anti-pledging and anti-hedging policy for executives.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.