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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Starwood Property Trust (STWD)

Starwood Property Trust adds Jonathan Pollack to board as Vice Chairman, effective April 1

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Starwood Property Trust expanded its board from nine to ten directors and appointed Jonathan Pollack, the incoming President of affiliate Starwood Capital Group, as a director and Vice Chairman, effective April 1, 2025. Pollack will receive no board compensation and is not considered independent, so shareholders may want to review the related-party disclosures in the 2025 proxy statement.

Key points

  • Board increased from nine to ten directors; appointment and Vice Chairman election effective April 1, 2025
  • Pollack, age 48, joins from Blackstone, where he was Global Head of Real Estate Credit from 2016 to 2024
  • Pollack will not receive compensation for Board service and is not considered independent due to his Starwood Capital Group role
  • Related relationships and transactions are described in the 2025 Proxy Statement filed March 21, 2025

The filing

CompanyStarwood Property Trust (STWD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 21, 2025, 4:01 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-026631

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:00 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on March 21, 2025.

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