Apple Hospitality REIT reported the appointment of Howard Woolley to its Board of Directors, as of March 1. Woolley will stand for election as a Board-recommended nominee at the Company's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Woolley has served as President of Howard Woolley Group, LLC since January 2015. Prior to founding Howard Woolley Group, LLC, Woolley had a successful 20-year career with Verizon Communications until his retirement from the company in 2013.