---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001327978-21-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZARE"
cik: "0001327978"
company_name: "Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2021-09-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T04:28:04.584030+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Black Creek Diversified Property Fund expands board to seven; appoints Mathis and Roth as directors

## Summary
- Board expanded from five to seven members; effective September 8, 2021.
- Brian P. Mathis appointed as independent director; founding partner of Pine Street Alternative Asset Management.
- David A. Roth appointed as director; Partner in Ares real estate group and Head of U.S. Real Estate Private Equity.
- Following appointments, board consists of seven directors, four independent of company and its affiliates.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001327978-21-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZARE
- cik: 0001327978
- company_name: Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-09-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000132797821000033/0001327978-21-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000132797821000033/dpf-20210908x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327978-21-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327978-21-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327978-21-000033.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brian P. Mathis was appointed as director at Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: the Board appointed Brian P. Mathis and David A. Roth to serve as directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000132797821000033/0001327978-21-000033-index.htm
- Executive change
  David A. Roth was appointed as director at Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: the Board appointed Brian P. Mathis and David A. Roth to serve as directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000132797821000033/0001327978-21-000033-index.htm

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