---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001452936-25-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001452936"
company_name: "Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T14:34:22.065531+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Pacific Oak REIT CFO Michael Bender resigns; Ryan Schluttenhofer appointed CAO, Treasurer & Secretary

## Summary
- Michael A. Bender resigns as EVP, CFO, Treasurer and Secretary effective April 17, 2025 to accept another position; no disagreement with company.
- Board appoints Ryan Schluttenhofer as Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Secretary effective April 17, 2025.
- Schluttenhofer, formerly Director of Accounting at affiliate Pacific Oak Capital Advisors, previously PwC Deals Manager.
- President Peter McMillan III will assume duties as principal financial officer; Schluttenhofer takes principal accounting officer role.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001452936-25-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001452936
- company_name: Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-04-15T23:59:59+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/1452936/000145293625000032/0001452936-25-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1452936/000145293625000032/pacoaksor-20250409.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001452936-25-000032
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001452936-25-000032.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ryan Schluttenhofer was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Secretary at Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
  source text: On April 14, 2025, the Board appointed Ryan Schluttenhofer as Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company effective as of April 17, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1452936/000145293625000032/0001452936-25-000032-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael A. Bender resigned as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary at Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
  source text: On April 9, 2025, Michael A. Bender informed the board of directors (the “Board”) of Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation from his position as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company effective as of April 17, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1452936/000145293625000032/0001452936-25-000032-index.htm

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