Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation
Officers & Directors
1. Bryan Donohoe Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Bryan Donohoe has served as Chief Executive Officer since. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of ACRE from 2011 until 2016. Before joining Ares, Mr. Donohoe was a Managing Director and the Chief Operating Officer of FinArc Investments, a real estate asset management firm focusing on high net worth investors. Mr. Donohoe began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, concentrating on private equity and hedge fund clients. Mr. Donohoe graduated with a BComm from University College Dublin and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
2. Tae-Sik Yoon Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Tae-Sik Yoon has served as Chief Financial Officer since. Prior to joining, Mr. Yoon was at Freddie Mac from 2008 to 2019, most recently serving as Vice President, Controller of the Single Family Business. Prior to Freddie Mac, Mr. Yoon was at Sallie Mae from 2003 to 2008, most recently as Director, Accounting and Reporting. Prior to Sallie Mae, Mr. Yoon was at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1999 to 2003, most recently as Senior Manager. Mr. Yoon is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Virginia and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from James Madison University.
3. William L. Browning Director
4. Edmond N. Moriarty, III Director
5. Rand S. Director
6. James E. Skinner Director
7. Rebecca J. Parekh Director
8. Caroline E. Blakely Director
9. William S. Benjamin Chairman, Director
10. Michael J. Arougheti Director
11. Andrew Holm Chief Investment Officer Andrew Holm has served as Chief Investment Officer since. Prior to joining ACRE, Mr. Holm was at KeyBank Real Estate Capital, where he oversaw a portfolio of commercial real estate loans, including construction, bridge, and permanent financing for various property types. Prior to KeyBank, Mr. Holm was with Wachovia Securities and BB&T Capital Markets. Mr. Holm received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Georgia.
12. John Jardine Director John Jardine is the President and Co-Founder of Landmark Partners, where he has worked since 1986. Mr. Jardine oversees the firm’s strategic initiatives and executive leadership team. Prior to Landmark, Mr. Jardine was a Vice President in Kidder, Peabody & Co.’s Investment Banking division, where he was responsible for mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions for media and entertainment companies. Mr. Jardine received a BA in economics from the University of Vermont and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
13. Daniel L. Smith Director Daniel L. Smith has served as a director since 2016. Mr. Smith is a Senior Advisor and Director of Lazard Ltd, and has more than 35 years of experience in investment banking, including at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Bear Stearns & Co. Mr. Smith received his BA degree from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
14. Erica L. Berg Director Erica L. Berg has served as a director of ACRE since 2018. Ms. Berg is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Ares Management, where she has worked since 2011. Prior to joining Ares, Ms. Berg was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, where she worked in various capacities within the Principal Investment Area. Ms. Berg received her BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and her MBA from Columbia Business School. ,
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation currently has 4250 employees.
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