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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001327978-22-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZARE"
cik: "0001327978"
company_name: "Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2022-04-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T08:26:26.751560+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Real Estate Income Trust Chief Legal Officer Joshua J. Widoff Resigns, Remains as Partner

## Summary
- Joshua J. Widoff informed the company on April 5, 2022, of his resignation as Chief Legal Officer, effective immediately.
- Widoff will remain as Partner at the company and continue as Co-General Counsel of the Ares real estate group.
- The departure is reported under Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, filed April 8, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001327978-22-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZARE
- cik: 0001327978
- company_name: Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-04-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000132797822000012/0001327978-22-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000132797822000012/are-20220405x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001327978-22-000012.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joshua J. Widoff resigned as Chief Legal Officer at Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Legal Officer
  source text: On April 5, 2022, Joshua J. Widoff informed Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (referred to herein as the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) that he is resigning his role as Chief Legal Officer effective as of April 5, 2022, and is no longer an executive officer, but will remain in the officer position of Partner at our Company, and continue in his role as Co-General Counsel of the Ares real estate group, the Company’s sponsor.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000132797822000012/0001327978-22-000012-index.htm

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