---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001782524-22-000102"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSDL"
cik: "0001782524"
company_name: "Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund"
filed_at: "2022-09-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T17:46:05.183749+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund CCO resigns; interim appointed

## Summary
- Grove Stafford resigned as Chief Compliance Officer effective Sept 30, 2022; no disagreement cited.
- Thomas P. Torrisi appointed interim CCO effective Oct 1, 2022; also serves as MD & CCO of Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
- Torrisi also appointed interim CCO of three affiliated BDCs effective Oct 1, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001782524-22-000102
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSDL
- cik: 0001782524
- company_name: Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
- filed_at: 2022-09-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1782524/000178252422000102/0001782524-22-000102-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1782524/000178252422000102/msdlfccoresignation8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001782524-22-000102
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001782524-22-000102.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001782524-22-000102.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Grove Stafford resigned as Chief Compliance Officer at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Compliance Officer
  source text: On August 30, 2022, Grove Stafford notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (the “Company”) of his resignation as the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer, effective as of the close of business on September 30, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1782524/000178252422000102/0001782524-22-000102-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas P. Torrisi was appointed as Chief Compliance Officer at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Compliance Officer
  source text: On August 30, 2022, the Board appointed Thomas P. Torrisi as interim Chief Compliance Officer of the Company effective October 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1782524/000178252422000102/0001782524-22-000102-index.htm

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