Mr. Dennis M. Craven, CPA has been the Chief Operating Officer at Chatham Lodging Trust since June 01, 2015 and has been its Executive Vice President since September 9, 2010. Mr. Craven served as the Chief Financial Officer at Chatham Lodging Trust from September 9, 2010 to June 01, 2015 and served as its Principal Accounting Officer until May 4, 2015. He served as Chief Financial Officer at Innkeepers USA Trust from March 31, 2006 to August 2010. Prior to joining Innkeepers, Mr. Craven served as Principal and Chief Accounting Officer at Addison Capital Advisors in Memphis, Tenn. He served as the Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President at Independent Bank Corp., where he specialized in corporate financial planning and analysis. Previously, Mr. Craven served as Chief Accounting Officer at RFS Hotel Investors Inc. since 2001. He served as Vice President and Controller at RFS Hotel Investors, Inc. from November 2000 to January 2002. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Craven worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he served as Senior Manager in their Assurance and Business Advisory Services group. Throughout his career in public accounting, he specialized in the hospitality and financial services industries. Mr. Craven is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Mississippi. He received a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Mississippi.