Luke Martin and Sean O'Neill

🏨 Choice Hotels' CEO Patrick Pacious unexpectedly exited on Wednesday. Dominic Dragisich, CFO since 2017, is now interim CEO. Dragisich played a key role in Choice's $675 million acquisition of Radisson Hotel Group, achieving over $80 million in synergies within a 16-month timeframe, completing the integration ahead of schedule. The company is currently evaluating both external and internal candidates for a permanent CEO.