Company: ARI
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-104054
Chunk: 30

Company: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 30
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 votes, the length of service and qualifications of the director, the director’s past and expected future contributions to our Company, the composition of our board of directors, and such other information and factors as members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall determine are relevant.

Our board of directors will act on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation no later than 90 days after the certification of the stockholder vote. Any director who tenders his or her resignation to our board of directors will not participate in the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s consideration or board action regarding whether to accept such tendered resignation.

We will promptly disclose our board of directors’ decision whether to accept the resignation as tendered (providing a full explanation of the process by which the decision was reached and, if applicable, the reasons for rejecting the tendered resignation) in a press release, a filing with the SEC or in another broadly disseminated means of communication.

The Corporate Governance Guidelines are available for viewing on our website at www.apollocref.com. We will also provide the Corporate Governance Guidelines, free of charge, to stockholders who request them. Requests should be directed to our Secretary at Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc., 9 West 57th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, New York 10019.

Human Capital

We are externally managed and advised by our Manager, an indirect subsidiary of Apollo, a high-growth, global alternative asset manager.

Apollo’s talent is instrumental to its success as a global alternative asset manager and retirement services provider. Investing in and fostering a modern and inclusive high-performance culture is core to Apollo’s operating business and delivering positive outcomes for Apollo’s shareholders and fund investors, and Apollo’s employee value proposition is designed to engage and develop talent to deliver maximum impact. Apollo believes its commitment to expanding opportunity across its ecosystem is central to the Apollo business model, an integrated platform which fosters strong collaboration across businesses and functions. Rooted in its core values, Apollo strives to build a culture where all of its people can excel and grow in their careers.

Talent Development

Apollo believes that ongoing professional development is a critical part of culture at Apollo and an important enabler of its investment process. Because of Apollo’s entrepreneurial culture, the breadth of its integrated platform, and its reputation for strong investment performance, Apollo believes it can attract, develop and retain top talent. Apollo has development programs in place across a variety of levels which demonstrate its commitment to developing, engaging and retaining its employees. In addition