---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-21-025240"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACRE"
cik: "0001529377"
company_name: "Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp"
filed_at: "2021-12-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T00:30:23.744913+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Commercial Real Estate appoints Rebecca Parekh to board, expanding to eight members

## Summary
- Board increased from 7 to 8 members; Parekh appointed as independent Class I director effective December 16, 2021.
- Parekh is Co-Founder and CEO of The Well; previously held senior roles at Deutsche Bank in structured credit.
- Her term expires at the 2022 annual meeting; Board now has six independent directors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-21-025240
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACRE
- cik: 0001529377
- company_name: Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp
- filed_at: 2021-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828021025240/0001628280-21-025240-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828021025240/acre-20211216.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-025240
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-025240.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-025240.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rebecca J. Parekh was appointed as independent Class I director at Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: independent Class I director
  source text: appointed Rebecca J. Parekh as an independent Class I director to fill the vacancy created by such increase.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529377/000162828021025240/0001628280-21-025240-index.htm

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