---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-208235"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BXMT"
cik: "0001061630"
company_name: "BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST, INC."
filed_at: "2025-09-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T06:04:29.345852+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Katie Keenan resigns as BXMT CEO; Tim Johnson appointed CEO, Austin Peña President

## Summary
- CEO Katie Keenan resigns effective Nov 10, 2025, to become CEO of BREIT and Global Head of Core+ Real Estate.
- Tim Johnson (Global Head of BREDS, BXMT Chair) appointed CEO, continuing as Chair.
- Austin Peña (EVP Investments) appointed President and elected to the Board.
- Keenan helped grow BREDS platform to $77B; BXMT deployed $2.6B in new investments in Q3 2025.
- Peña has led over $11B of real estate credit investments since joining Blackstone in 2013.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-208235
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BXMT
- cik: 0001061630
- company_name: BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-09-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1061630/000119312525208235/0001193125-25-208235-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1061630/000119312525208235/d31103d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-208235.txt

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