Leadership

Justin G. Knight

Chief Executive Officer and Director

Mr. Knight joined the Apple REIT Companies in 2000 and has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since May 2014 and served as President of the Company from its inception to March 2020. Mr. Knight also served as President of each of the former Apple REIT Companies, except Apple Suites, until they were sold to a third party or merged with the Company. Mr. Knight held various senior management positions with the Apple REIT Companies prior to his appointment as President. Mr. Knight currently serves on the Marriott Owners Advisory Council, as President of the Residence Inn Association Board, and as an Owner Representative on the Executive Committee and a member of the Owner Leader Council of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). From 2014 to 2023, Mr. Knight served as a member of the AHLA Board of Directors and acted as Chair of such board in 2022. Mr. Knight is also a member of the National Advisory Council of the Marriott School at Brigham Young University, on the Board of Trustees for Venture Richmond and on the Board of Trustees for The Valentine. Mr. Knight holds a Master of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Corporate Strategy and Finance from the Marriott School at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, Cum Laude, in Political Science from Brigham Young University. Mr. Knight has been a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since January 2015 and currently serves on the Executive Committee.