Company: AOMN
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001766478-25-000028
Chunk: 17

Company: Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 17
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1996 to 2007, Ms. Savarese was with C-Bass, serving as a member of the Executive Committee from 2003 to 2007 and as Co-Head of Capital Markets from 2005 to 2007. At C-Bass she was responsible for all finance and banking activities of the firm, including the acquisition of mortgage related products and the securitization of such assets. Prior to joining C-Bass, Ms. Savarese spent five years at Citicorp Securities Inc. as a Vice President in the Mortgage Finance group, responsible for the acquisition and securitization of mortgage loans. Prior to joining Citicorp, Ms. Savarese spent two years at Salomon Brothers as an Analyst in its Mortgage Department. Ms. Savarese holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Vermont.

We believe that Ms. Savarese’s extensive experience in the mortgage and specialty finance sector qualifies her to serve on the Board

Vikram Shankar. Mr. Shankar has served as one of our directors since September 2020. Mr. Shankar is a Managing Director at Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, a global institutional alternative investment management firm. From March 2010 until July 2020, he led and oversaw the firm’s investments across U.S. structured credit, including residential mortgage credit. Since March 2022, he has led the firm’s investment activity in its insurance asset management business and private asset-backed credit. Prior to joining Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Mr. Shankar was an Associate at Morgan Stanley, where he was part of a portfolio management team overseeing structured credit investments. Mr. Shankar holds a B.S. from Georgetown University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

We believe that Mr. Shankar’s extensive experience in residential mortgage credit qualifies him to serve on the Board. Pursuant to the shareholder rights agreement among the Company, our Manager and Xylem Finance LLC (the “ DK Investor ”), an affiliate of Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP (the “ DK shareholder rights agreement ” and, together with the MS shareholder rights agreement, the “ Shareholder Rights Agreements ”), Mr. Shankar is the designee of the DK Investor to the Board. Pursuant to the DK Shareholder Rights Agreement, the DK Investor is currently entitled to designate one nominee for election to the Board, subject to certain limitations. For more information, see “—Shareholder Rights Agreements.”

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