(CelebrityAccess) — Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. announced the addition of veteran REIT executive Eric Bolton to the company’s board of directors, effective August 7th.
“We are pleased to welcome Eric to our Board, who, for more than 20 years, led Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA) (“MAA”), a leading residential real estate investment trust that owns and operates apartment communities,” said Colin Reed, Executive Chairman of Ryman Hospitality Properties. “His disciplined approach to scaling MAA and his proven track record for navigating challenging economic cycles align closely with our management philosophy. I am confident his insights will be valuable to our team as our portfolio continues to grow.”
A veteran of the real estate investment world, Bolton has served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of MAA since April 2025.
In addition, Gaylord announced the expansion of their board for nine directors to ten, effective August 2025.
In addition to Bolton’s Ryman’s board includes:
• Rachna Bhasin, Founder/CEO, EQ Partners
• Alvin Bowles Jr., Partner, AlphaAI
• Mark Fioravanti, President & Chief Executive Officer, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
• William E. Haslam, Private Investor and Former Governor of Tennessee
• Erin Helgren, Chief Executive Officer of OfficeSpace Software Inc.
• Christine Pantoya, Chief Revenue Officer, Kiswe Mobile Inc.
• Robert Prather Jr., President & CEO, Heartland Media, LLC
• Colin Reed, Executive Chairman, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
• Michael Roth, Former Chairman and CEO, The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
