---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-043294"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STWD"
cik: "0001465128"
company_name: "STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC."
filed_at: "2023-04-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T04:04:25.804093+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Starwood Property Trust appoints Deborah L. Harmon as independent director, board expands to 9

## Summary
- Deborah L. Harmon appointed to the Board effective April 6, 2023; board size increased from 8 to 9.
- Harmon is Co-Founder & CEO of Artemis Real Estate Partners, which has raised over $9B in capital.
- She will stand for election at the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders on May 18, 2023.
- Chairman Barry Sternlicht cited commitment to strong governance and board diversification.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-043294
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STWD
- cik: 0001465128
- company_name: STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-04-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1465128/000110465923043294/0001104659-23-043294-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1465128/000110465923043294/tm2312058d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-043294
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-043294.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-043294.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Deborah L. Harmon was appointed as Director at STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 6, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from eight to nine directors and appointed Deborah L. Harmon to serve as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1465128/000110465923043294/0001104659-23-043294-index.htm

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