---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-026631"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STWD"
cik: "0001465128"
company_name: "STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC."
filed_at: "2025-03-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T08:38:49.252921+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Starwood Property Trust appoints Jonathan Pollack to Board as Vice Chairman

## Summary
- Board expanded from 9 to 10; Pollack appointed effective April 1, 2025.
- Pollack elected Vice Chairman and named to Investment Committee.
- Pollack is incoming President of Starwood Capital Group (affiliate), starting April 1.
- Previously Global Head of Real Estate Credit at Blackstone (2016-2024) managing $84B AUM.
- Pollack will not receive Board compensation; not independent due to affiliate role.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-026631
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STWD
- cik: 0001465128
- company_name: STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-03-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1465128/000110465925026631/0001104659-25-026631-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1465128/000110465925026631/tm2510010d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-026631.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-026631.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jonathan Pollack was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Board at STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice Chairman of the Board
  source text: appointed Jonathan Pollack to serve as a member of the Board, and to serve as a member of the Investment Committee of the Board, with each action effective as of April 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1465128/000110465925026631/0001104659-25-026631-index.htm

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