Travelodge CEO Jo Boydell has stepped down from her position after a 13-year tenure with the hotel chain. Her departure follows a period of intense scrutiny regarding the company’s security procedures. The leadership transition will see Chief Financial Officer Ray Reidy take over the role on an interim basis.

The resignation follows a high-profile security failure reported in March, involving a sexual assault at a Travelodge in Maidenhead. According to reports, the incident occurred after a man was able to obtain a key card to a guest's room by providing false information to hotel staff. While the BBC reports that the man lied to obtain access, The Independent characterizes the incident as a mistake by staff who issued the key card to the attacker.

Following the incident, the company has faced pressure to overhaul its safety and security protocols. While the company has not explicitly linked the CEO's departure to the specific security incident in its public statements, the timing of the leadership change has been widely noted by media outlets in the context of the ongoing fallout from the assault case.