---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-041731"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABR"
cik: "0001253986"
company_name: "ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC"
filed_at: "2022-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T10:19:21.110185+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Two directors to leave Arbor Realty Trust board; Dykes retires, Tsunis resigns for ambassador role

## Summary
- Archie Dykes to retire and not stand for re-election at 2022 annual meeting, effective after meeting.
- George Tsunis resigns effective April 2, 2022 due to appointment as U.S. Ambassador to Greece.
- Both departures are not the result of any disagreement with the company.
- Dykes served since 2006; Tsunis since 2016.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-041731
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABR
- cik: 0001253986
- company_name: ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
- filed_at: 2022-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000110465922041731/0001104659-22-041731-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000110465922041731/tm2211169d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-041731
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-041731.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-041731.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  George Tsunis departed as Director at ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC.
  - Action: resign
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 29, 2022, in connection with his appointment by President Biden to become the next Ambassador to Greece for the United States of America, Mr. Tsunis informed the Company of his resignation from the Board effective on April 2, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000110465922041731/0001104659-22-041731-index.htm
- Executive change
  Archie Dykes departed as Director at ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 30, 2022, Archie Dykes notified Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to retire and not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000110465922041731/0001104659-22-041731-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.