Glade Knight

Glade M. Knight (born 1944 in Utah) owns and operates multiple sources of income, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), corporate partnerships, and a large ranch with prize-winning horses. He is a patriarch for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Career Knight is the chairman and CEO of Apple Suites Realty Group Inc. (founded 1999). Apple Hospitality is the corporate name of Apple Suites, and is the latest of 10 Apple programs. He has other investments, partnerships, and affiliations in the petroleum-based energy industry, as well as other real estate unrelated to Apple REITs.

Real Estate Most recently, Glade Knight was the founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple REITs 7, 8, and 10 until they were merged into Apple Hospitality REITs. Knight also was the CEO of Apple Hospitality until 2014, when he gave the position to his son Justin Knight. Previous Apple-rooted REIT companies 2, 5, and 6 also were sold or merged with various other companies, after some time under Knight's Chairman- and-CEO-ship.

Controversy There was an investigation of Apple REITs by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over violations (made from 2008 and 2011) that resulted in a grand total of nearly $1.7 million in personal and corporate fines.

He has an honorary doctorate from SVU twice.

He has at different times been called Elder Knight (as a missionary in England), Bishop, Stake President, and Patriarch [all followed by "Knight"] while officiating in his church callings as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.