---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001466085-23-000051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IRT"
cik: "0001466085"
company_name: "INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC."
filed_at: "2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T00:25:28.428754+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IRT President Farrell Ender to resign May 1; CEO Schaeffer assumes President role; Q1 dividend $0.14/sh

## Summary
- President Farrell Ender resigns effective May 1, 2023 to pursue other opportunities; departure not due to any disagreement with the company.
- CEO and Chairman Scott Schaeffer appointed as President in addition to his current roles.
- Operations team realigned: asset mgmt, revenue mgmt, and marketing now report under EVP Mike Daley and SVP Janice Richards.
- Board declares Q1 2023 dividend of $0.14 per share, payable April 21, 2023 to holders of record March 31, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001466085-23-000051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IRT
- cik: 0001466085
- company_name: INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466085/000146608523000051/0001466085-23-000051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466085/000146608523000051/irt-20230313.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001466085-23-000051.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Farrell Ender resigned as President at INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President
  source text: On March 13, 2023, Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) and Farrell Ender, the Company’s President, agreed that Mr. Ender will resign from employment with the Company, effective May 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466085/000146608523000051/0001466085-23-000051-index.htm
- Executive change
  Scott Schaeffer was appointed as President at INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: In connection with Mr. Ender’s cessation of service, Scott Schaeffer, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of its Board of Directors, has been appointed to also serve as the Company’s President.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466085/000146608523000051/0001466085-23-000051-index.htm

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