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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 Global Public Policy Group and BlackRock Solutions, Financial Markets
Advisory Group. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Chavers served as Managing Director of Morgan Stanley from 2003 to 2011 and Vice President
of Goldman Sachs from 1998 to 2003. Mr. Chavers also served at various government agencies, including as the President of Ginnie Mae from
1995 to 1998.

Mr. Chavers currently serves
as a board member of SMBC Americas Holdings, Inc., Toorak Capital Partners and on the board of trustees of Optimum Funds. Mr. Chavers
previously served as a board member of Freddie Mac from February 2022 until March 2025. In addition, Mr. Chavers serves as a board member
of various nonprofit organizations, including the Enterprise Community Partners, the University of Virginia Foundation, Upper Manhattan
Empowerment Zone, and the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. Mr. Chavers earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor’s
Degree from the University of Virginia.

The Board believes that Mr. Chavers’
experience and qualifications, including, among other things, his broad range of expertise in real estate finance, capital markets and
mortgage industry, including the various management positions he has held in both private and public organizations in the mortgage-backed
securities industry, and his board experience with other companies and organizations, make him a valuable member of the Board.

Gerard Creagh was elected
as one of our Class I Directors effective as of April 1, 2010. Since December 2023, Mr. Creagh has served as Chief Executive Officer and
previously from December 2019 had served as Chief Administrative Officer of Brosnan Risk Consultants, a privately held provider of technology-driven
security services. Brosnan sold substantially all of its assets to a third party in December 2024, but Mr. Creagh remains on as Chief
Executive Officer of the surviving entity to manage its remaining assets and liabilities. Since May 2011, Mr. Creagh has served as a Managing
Partner at CVC Advisers LLC, a financial consulting firm. From September 2005 through April 2010, Mr. Creagh served as the President and
a member of the Board of Directors of Duff & Phelps Corporation. From September 2005 to September 2007, Mr. Creagh served as President
of Duff & Phelps Acquisitions, LLC. Prior to its merger