Company: CIMO
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001206774-25-000244
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Company: CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
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 industry. Since 2011, she has served as President of Walsh Advisors, a registered investment advisory firm that focuses
on capital allocation, equity and fixed income markets, and alternative investments. From 2001 to 2011, Ms. Walsh served as Managing Partner
and Chief Financial Officer of National Bond and Trust, an issuing agent of the U.S. Treasury Department. Prior to that, Ms. Walsh held
various capital markets and trading positions at Bank of America. She currently serves on the boards of LendingOne and Encore, both private
real estate lending firms, and is an adjunct professor for the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University. Previously,
Ms. Walsh served on the boards of the Indiana Bond Bank and Indiana Public Retirement System. She holds a bachelor’s degree in computer
systems from Purdue University, an MBA from the University of Chicago, and a Doctor of Business Administration from DePaul University.

The Board believes that Ms.
Walsh’s experience and qualifications, including, among other things, her expertise in the financial industry and vast fiduciary
experience, including her background as a corporate executive and various management positions she has held in both individual and corporate
investment and risk management make her a valuable member of the Board.

Nominee for Election as a Class II
Director

Phillip J. Kardis II was
elected as one of our Class III Directors on December 10, 2022. Mr. Kardis is our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kardis was
appointed Chief Executive Officer in December 2022 and President in March 2024. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer and President,
Mr. Kardis served as the Company’s Chief Legal Officer and Secretary from September 2015 to December 2022. During his tenure as
the Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Mr. Kardis has been actively involved in leadership of the Company, its operations, and its strategic
initiatives since its founding in 2007, and has played a key role in structuring the Company’s securitization, financing, and investment
transactions. Mr. Kardis has been immersed in all aspects of the Company’s strategic planning, policies, and transactions, including
serving on the Valuation Committee and Investment Committee. Mr. Kardis has recognized expertise in mortgage REITs and structured transactions.
Prior to joining the Company in September 2015, Mr. Kardis was a partner with the law firm