Choice Hotels International, Inc. has appointed Ali Keshavarz to its Board of Directors, effective June 26, 2026. Mr. Keshavarz's term as a director will extend until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. His appointment increases the size of the Board to twelve directors. Mr. Keshavarz currently serves as President and Chief Data & Analytics Officer at CVS Health, where he is instrumental in enterprise strategy for data, analytics, and AI. He has prior experience as Chief Analytics Officer for Aetna and CVS Caremark, focusing on building large-scale data and analytics capabilities. Before his roles at CVS Health, Mr. Keshavarz spent over a decade at McKinsey & Company, advising on data-driven transformations and co-founding their healthcare analytics practice. His compensation as a director will align with that of other non-employee directors. The company issued a press release regarding this appointment on July 1, 2026.