Company: ADAMM
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001273685-25-000038
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Company: ADAMAS TRUST, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
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, see “Share Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Our Directors and Executive Officers” herein.

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### EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following biographies contain information regarding our executive officers. These officers are appointed annually by our Board of Directors and serve at the Board of Directors’ discretion.

For information on Mr. Serrano, please see his biographical description provided above under the caption “Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors—Nominees for Election as Directors.”

|              |     | Nicholas Mahis our President. Mr. Mah was named President of the Company effective January 1, 2023.  Prior to being named our President, Mr. Mah was a Managing Director of the Company, where he was responsible for the Company's portfolio management and trading of mortgage securities and whole loans since July 2018.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Mah was a Portfolio Manager and Managing Director at Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. (“OHA”), where he was one of the founding members of OHA’s mortgage business. Over the course of his tenure at OHA, he had responsibilities encompassing portfolio management, trading and financing of residential mortgage securities and whole loans. Prior to joining OHA in 2008, Mr. Mah worked at The Blackstone Group and Fortress Investment Group, where he was involved in asset management, investment analysis and trading across a variety of distressed securitized product sectors. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Carnegie Mellon University, where he graduated with University Honors. |
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|                       |     | Kristine R. Nario-Engis our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Ms. Nario-Eng was named Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective May 14, 2014. Ms. Nario-Eng previously served as the Company’s Controller, a position she held since joining the Company in November 2012. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Nario-Eng was an Assistant Vice President at Deutsche Bank AG (and certain of its affiliates) from August 2010 to November 2012, where she held positions in financial control and accounting services. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank AG, Ms. Nario-Eng was employed