Board Of Directors

Kristian M. Gathright

Kristian “Krissy” Gathright served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. from its inception until her retirement from the Company on March 31, 2020. Ms. Gathright held various senior management positions with each of the former Apple REIT Companies from inception until they were sold to a third party or merged with the Company. Ms. Gathright joined the Apple REIT Companies in 1999. Prior to her service with the Apple REIT Companies, Ms. Gathright served as Assistant Vice President and Investor Relations Manager for Cornerstone Realty Income Trust, Inc., a REIT that owned and operated apartment communities in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Texas. She also worked as an Asset Manager and Regional Controller of the Northern Region Operations for United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc., a REIT, and began her career with Ernst & Young LLP. Ms. Gathright currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Whitestone REIT and on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of such board. She served on the Board of Directors of Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. from 2021 until its merger with Realty Income, Inc. in January 2024. She served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Compensation Committee of such board. Ms. Gathright joined Derive Ventures as an advisor in 2022. Ms. Gathright previously served on the Board of Directors of the American Hotel & Lodging Association and as President of the Courtyard Franchise Advisory Council. She currently serves on the McIntire School of Commerce Foundation Board of Trustees and the University of Virginia Foundation Board of Directors. She also serves as the Immediate Past Chair for the YMCA of Greater Richmond Board of Directors, Vice-Chair for Startup Virginia Board of Directors, Finance Chair for NextUp Board of Directors and Investment Committee Chair for the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond Board of Governors. Ms. Gathright holds a Bachelor of Science degree, Graduate with Distinction, in Accounting from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. Ms. Gathright has been a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since March 2019.