---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-005014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARCC"
cik: "0001287750"
company_name: "ARES CAPITAL CORP"
filed_at: "2023-01-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T12:56:47.215961+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Capital appoints Jana Markowicz as Chief Operating Officer effective Jan 18, 2023

## Summary
- Jana Markowicz, age 42, appointed COO of Ares Capital and of Ares' U.S. Direct Lending strategy.
- Role is newly created; she will collaborate with U.S. Direct Lending Co-Heads and Investment Committee.
- Markowicz joined Ares in 2005, served as Partner, Head of Product Management and Investor Relations for U.S. Direct Lending.
- Previously started career in Leveraged Finance at Citigroup (Salomon Smith Barney).
- Holds B.S. in Engineering from University of Pennsylvania with concentration in Economic and Financial Systems.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-005014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARCC
- cik: 0001287750
- company_name: ARES CAPITAL CORP
- filed_at: 2023-01-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465923005014/0001104659-23-005014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465923005014/tm233891d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-005014
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-005014.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-005014.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jana Markowicz was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at ARES CAPITAL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Effective January 18, 2023, the board of directors (the “Board”) of the registrant appointed Jana Markowicz, age 42, as Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465923005014/0001104659-23-005014-index.htm

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