FelCor Lodging TrustInc. appointed Patricia Gibson and Dana Hamilton to serve as independentdirectors on its board of directors, effective March 31, following a letter with activist investorLand & Buildings Investment ManagementLLC.

Gibson, president of Hunt Realty Investments Inc., will workon the board's finance committee, while Hamilton, president of Ameriton LLC, willserve on the executive committee.

Additionally, longtime director Robert Mathewson agreed to stepdown from the board, effective May 1, to maintain the board's size and reduce theaverage board tenure.

Both new directors are expected to stand for re-election to fullone-year terms at FelCor's annual meeting in May.