Sector: Real Estate
Director information for APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blythe J. McGarvie | Lead Independent Director | 69 | ["Faculty member of Harvard Business School", "Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Leadership for International Finance, LLC", "Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BIC Group", "Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hannaford Bros. Co.", "Chief Administrative Officer of Sara Lee Corporation for the Pacific Rim", "Board member for various companies including Sonoco Products Company, Cineworld Group PLC, and Wawa, Inc.", "Certified Public Accountant", "Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Northwestern University", "Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University\u2019s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management"] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Carolyn B. Handlon | Director | 68 | ["Executive Vice President, Finance and Global Treasurer of Marriott International, Inc.", "Over 17 years of experience in financial health and strategy", "Global investments and capital markets oversight", "Leadership experience with Marriott for 35 years", "Experience with strategic transformations, asset-light business models, spin-offs, and mergers and acquisitions", "Served on boards of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. and Science Applications International Corporation", "Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration degrees", "Corporate Board Certificate from Harvard Business School"] | ["Audit", "Compensation"] | 2026 |
| Elizabeth S. Perkins | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 43 | ["Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Reporting", "management and senior management positions with the Apple REIT Companies", "Assurance Associate with Ernst & Young LLP", "Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting"] | ["ESG Advisory Committee", "Residence Inn by Marriott System Marketing Fund Council", "distribution advisory councils for Marriott and Hilton", "American Hotel & Lodging Association\u2019s Owner Leader Council", "AHLA Foundation's Board of Trustees", "ForWard Advisory Committee"] | 2026 |
| Glade M. Knight | Executive Chairman | 82 | ["Founder of the Company", "Served as Executive Chairman since May 2014", "Previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since inception", "Founder of each of the Apple REIT Companies", "Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cornerstone Realty Income Trust, Inc. from 1993 until 2005", "Partner of Energy 11 GP, LLC, and Energy Resources 12 GP, LLC", "Founding Chairman of Southern Virginia University", "Founding member of Brigham Young University\u2019s Entrepreneurial Department"] | [] | 2026 |
| Glenn W. Bunting | Director | 81 | ["President of GB Corporation since January 2011", "Former President and Chief Executive Officer of American KB Properties, Inc.", "Director of Cornerstone Realty Income Trust, Inc.", "Member of the Board of Directors of Landmark Apartment Trust of America", "Extensive management and REIT experience", "Strong background in commercial real estate, investment, strategic planning, risk management and finance", "Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Campbell University"] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Howard E. Woolley | Director | 68 | ["President and Chief Executive Officer of Howard Woolley Group, LLC", "Senior Vice President Wireless Policy and Strategic Alliances for Verizon Communications Inc.", "Vice President, Regulatory Affairs for the National Association of Broadcasters", "Board of Directors for Somos, Inc.", "Lead Independent Director and committee member for Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America", "Board of Trustees for Johns Hopkins University", "Board of Trustees for Johns Hopkins Medicine", "Board of Trustees for Syracuse University", "Bachelor of Science degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University", "Master of Administrative Sciences degree in business from Johns Hopkins University", "Experience in corporate board governance panels"] | ["Compensation", "Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Jeanette A. Clarke | Senior Vice President and Chief Capital Investments Officer | 44 | ["Senior Vice President and Chief Capital Investments Officer", "Senior Vice President of Capital Investments", "Senior Financial Analyst at Genworth Financial", "various roles at Circuit City Stores, Inc.", "Master of Business Administration degree from Virginia Commonwealth University", "Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and minor in Economics from Longwood University"] | ["Marriott Capital Asset Planning and Execution (CAPE) Board", "Hilton Product Advisory Council", "Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation Board of Trustees - Investments Committee", "Longwood University College of Business and Economics Advisory Board - Strategic Planning Committee"] | 2026 |
| Jon A. Fosheim | Director | 75 | ["Chief Executive Officer of Oak Hill REIT Management, LLC", "Principal and Co-founder of Green Street", "Worked in institutional sales at Bear Stearns & Co.", "Worked in the tax department at Touche Ross and Co.", "Served on the Board of Directors of DigitalBridge Group, Inc.", "Extensive investment management", "Finance", "Strategic planning", "Governance", "Risk management", "REIT experience", "Leadership and management background"] | ["Audit", "Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Justin G. Knight | Chief Executive Officer | 52 | ["Chief Executive Officer since May 2014", "Former President from inception through March 2020", "Member of AHLA Board of Directors (2014-2023)", "Chair of AHLA Board in 2022", "National Advisory Council of the Marriott School at Brigham Young University", "Master of Business Administration in Corporate Strategy and Finance", "Bachelor of Arts in Political Science"] | ["Marriott Owners Advisory Council", "Residence Inn Association Board", "Executive Committee", "Owner Leader Council of the American Hotel & Lodging Association"] | 2026 |
| Karen C. Gallagher | Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | 49 | ["Senior Vice President of Asset Management since January 2012", "Various management positions with Apple REIT Companies since 2005", "Senior Assurance Associate with Ernst & Young LLP specializing in real estate clients", "Master of Science degree in Accounting", "Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce", "Certified Public Accountant"] | ["Hilton Technology Owners Advisory Council", "Global Finance Committee"] | 2026 |
| L. Hugh Redd | Director | 68 | ["Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of General Dynamics Corporation", "Senior Financial Analyst at General Dynamics Corporation", "Vice President and Controller of General Dynamics Land Systems", "Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University", "Master in Professional Accounting degree from the University of Texas", "Certified Public Accountant", "Board of Trustees for Southern Virginia University"] | ["Audit", "Compensation (Chair)"] | 2026 |
| Matthew P. Rash | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | 47 | ["Senior Vice President and General Counsel at the Company since March 2019", "Partner at McGuireWoods LLP (2016-2019)", "Associate at McGuireWoods LLP (2005-2015)", "Law clerk with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia"] | ["ESG Advisory Committee"] | 2026 |
| Nelson G. Knight | President, Real Estate and Investments | 44 | ["Master of Business Administration degree from Texas Christian University", "Bachelor of Arts degree, Cum Laude, in History with a minor in Business from Southern Virginia University", "various senior management positions with the Apple REIT Companies", "oversight of the Company\u2019s capital reinvestment team", "capital deployment strategies"] | ["Home2 Suites by Hilton Owners Advisory Council", "AC Hotels by Marriott Franchise Advisory Council", "advisory board member of the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference", "Vice Chair on the Board of Trustees for Southern Virginia University", "Board of Advisors Executive Council for the Center for Real Estate at Texas Christian University\u2019s Neeley School of Business"] | 2026 |
