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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 serving on the boards of several non-profit and scientific research organizations.

As a founder, principal, and member of various organizations, Mr. Tsunis has an extensive background in real estate, finance, and public policy, which has led the Board of Directors to conclude that he should serve as our director.

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Ivan Kaufman. Mr. Kaufman has served as our Chairman, CEO and President since June 2003. Mr. Kaufman has been CEO and President of ACM since its inception in 1993. ACM was our external manager from our inception through the middle of 2017. ACM remains active in the commercial real estate industry. In 1983, Mr. Kaufman co-founded a predecessor of Arbor National Holdings Inc. and its residential lending subsidiary, Arbor National Mortgage Inc., which went public in 1992. In 1995, the company was sold to Bank of America. In connection with the sale of Arbor National Holdings, Inc., ACM was formed with a focus on multifamily lending, eventually becoming a seller/servicer for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and thereby creating the eventual platform of Arbor. In 2016, ACM sold its agency business to us, creating a consolidated, comprehensive real estate finance franchise.

Mr. Kaufman has previously served as the Chair of the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission for the 10th Judicial District of New York. He has also served on the National and Regional Advisory Boards of Fannie Mae and on the Board of Directors of the Empire State Mortgage Bankers Association.

He was previously named regional “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Inc. Magazine for his outstanding achievements in financial services. Mr. Kaufman also served as a regional spokesperson for Global ReLeaf, a program of the American Forestry Association, which led to his appointment as a delegate of the International Arid Lands Consortium. He has guest

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lectured at Harvard Business School’s Real Estate Club and is a featured presenter at Columbia University and Wharton Business School.

Mr. Kaufman is a dedicated community leader who founded the North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, a state-of-the-art, 11-acre academy now regarded as one of the premier college preparatory schools in the Northeast. In addition, he has served on the Board of Trustees of The Birthright Israel Foundation.

Melvin F. Lazar . Mr. Lazar has served as one of our directors from his appointment in November 2003 until May 2011 and