Company: ABR-PF
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-018236
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Company: ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
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 financial services industry and is currently the CFO of Cipher Mining Inc. From 2003 through 2021, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller and Interim CFO of AllianceBernstein, L.P., a global investment management and research firm. In this capacity, Mr. Farrell oversaw all duties relating to corporate accounting, financial planning and analysis, tax and treasury, SEC and compliance reporting, as well as global real estate and facilities management. Previously, Mr. Farrell served nine years with Nomura Securities International, Inc., a global investment bank, and held several senior level positions, including CFO. Prior to that, he spent a decade at the investment bank, Salomon Brothers Inc. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Farrell is a Certified Public Accountant and holds the FINRA series 27 license.

The Board of Directors has concluded that Mr. Farrell should serve as our director due to his extensive financial administration and leadership experience in the financial services industry.

George Tsunis. Mr. Tsunis has served as one of our directors from his appointment in August 2016 until April 2022 and since his re-appointment in March 2025. Mr. Tsunis is the founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of Chartwell Hotels ("Chartwell"), which owns, develops, and manages Hilton, Marriott, and InterContinental Hotels Group franchises across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Chartwell is also involved in community development and renewal projects, which help regions benefit from tourism, business travel, and other domestic and international investments.

Prior to founding Chartwell, Mr. Tsunis was a partner at the law firm Rivkin Radler LLP, which is Long Island, New York’s largest law firm. He has represented both private clients and municipalities in the practice areas of land use and zoning, real estate corporate law, municipal law, and commercial litigation. Mr. Tsunis previously served as Chairman of The Battery Park City Authority, a New York State public benefit corporation that oversees Battery Park City, a 92-acre planned development on Manhattan’s lower west side.

Mr. Tsunis was the United States Ambassador to Greece from May 2022 to January 2025. He helped elevate the U.S. government’s relations with Greece and promoted energy connectivity and resiliency with the foreign government’s neighbors. In addition, Mr. Tsunis has been involved in philanthropic work that benefits Greece and its diaspora, including supporting and