---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-010939"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABR"
cik: "0001253986"
company_name: "ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC"
filed_at: "2025-03-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T05:00:05.257015+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Arbor Realty Trust appoints former director George James Tsunis to board, increasing size to 10

## Summary
- Board size increased from 9 to 10; George James Tsunis appointed as Class I director effective March 6, 2025.
- Tsunis previously served as Class II director from Aug 2016 to Apr 2022, resigning to become US Ambassador to Greece.
- Tsunis will serve on Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees; compensation per standard program described in 2024 Proxy.
- No arrangement or understanding with any person regarding his appointment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-010939
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABR
- cik: 0001253986
- company_name: ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
- filed_at: 2025-03-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000162828025010939/0001628280-25-010939-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000162828025010939/abr-20250306.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-010939
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-010939.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-010939.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  George James Tsunis was appointed as Class I Director at ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class I Director
  source text: the Board appointed George James Tsunis as a Class I director in order to fill the newly created vacancy, effective as of March 6, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1253986/000162828025010939/0001628280-25-010939-index.htm

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