Starwood Property Trust Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Starwood Property Trust's CEO is Barry Sternlicht, appointed in Jan 2009, has a tenure of 16.33 years. directly owns 4.14% of the company’s shares, worth €254.43M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 13.1 years respectively.

Key information

Barry Sternlicht

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	n/a
CEO tenure	16.3yrs
CEO ownership	4.1%
Management average tenure	2yrs
Board average tenure	13.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO

Barry Sternlicht (63 yo)

16.3yrs

Tenure

Mr. Barry Stuart Sternlicht serves as the Executive Chairman of Starwood Credit Real Estate Income Trust. since June 2023. He had been the Chairman of Jaws Spitfire Acquisition Corporation since December 2...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Rina Paniry	CFO, Treasurer	11yrs	US$4.55m	0.18% € 11.3m
Barry Sternlicht	CEO & Non-Independent Executive Chairman of the Board	16.3yrs	no data	4.14% € 254.4m
Jonathan Pollack	President & Vice Chairman	less than a year	no data	no data
Beverly Hernandez	Chief Information Officer	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Zachary Tanenbaum	MD & Head of Investor Strategy	no data	no data	no data
Heather Bennett	General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer	2yrs	no data	no data
Lindy Smiley	Chief Human Resources Officer & MD	1.8yrs	no data	no data
Adam Behlman	President of Real Estate Investing & Servicing	8.1yrs	no data	no data
Dennis Schuh	Chief Originations Officer	8.9yrs	no data	no data
Cary Carpenter	Managing Director	no data	no data	no data
Jason Nick	Chief Investment Officer of Private Securities - Real Estate Investing & Servicing Division	no data	no data	no data
Lorcain Egan	MD& Co-Head of Europe	1.8yrs	no data	no data

2.0yrs

Average Tenure

50yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: VSP's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Barry Sternlicht	CEO & Non-Independent Executive Chairman of the Board	16.3yrs	no data	4.14% € 254.4m
Jonathan Pollack	President & Vice Chairman	less than a year	no data	no data
Strauss Zelnick	Independent Director	16.3yrs	US$282.51k	0.027% € 1.7m
Jeffrey Dishner	Non Independent Director	16.3yrs	no data	0.22% € 13.4m
Deborah Harmon	Independent Director	2.1yrs	US$250.44k	0.0042% € 255.9k
Richard Bronson	Lead Independent Director	16.3yrs	US$317.94k	0.029% € 1.8m
Fred Ridley	Independent Director	6.7yrs	US$260.01k	0.013% € 800.3k
Camille Douglas	Independent Director	15.3yrs	US$262.51k	0.021% € 1.3m
Frederick Perpall	Independent Director	4.8yrs	US$262.51k	0.010% € 621.3k
Solomon Kumin	Independent Director	10.8yrs	US$260.01k	0.019% € 1.2m

13.1yrs

Average Tenure

63.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: VSP's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/05/19 08:44
End of Day Share Price	2025/05/16 00:00
Earnings	2025/03/31
Annual Earnings	2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. is covered by 21 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Derek Hewett	BofA Global Research
Eric Dray	BofA Global Research
Derek Hewett	BofA Global Research

Starwood Property Trust Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 01, 2025

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Appoints Jonathan Pollack as Member of the Board and Member of the Investment Committee of the Board

President & MD recently sold €1.9m worth of stock

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 03, 2024

President & MD recently sold €575k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Recent updates

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q1, 2025 Results on May 09, 2025

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD) acquired 107,408-square-foot High Point Clinical Trial building in North Carolina from Dalfen Industrial for $12.5 million.

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 01, 2025

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Appoints Jonathan Pollack as Member of the Board and Member of the Investment Committee of the Board

Starwood Property Trust Declares Dividend for the First Quarter Ending March 31, 2025, Payable on April 15, 2025

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Feb 27, 2025

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.23 (vs US$0.15 in 3Q 2023)

Dividend of US$0.48 announced

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 06, 2024

Dividend of US$0.48 announced

Upcoming dividend of US$0.48 per share

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $345.1 million.

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering.

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.24 (vs US$0.54 in 2Q 2023)

First quarter dividend of US$0.48 announced

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Declares Dividend for the Third Quarter Ending September 30, 2024 and Fourth Quarter Ending December 31, 2024, Payable on October 15, 2024 and January 15, 2025 Respectively

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 06, 2024

First quarter dividend of US$0.48 announced

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Declares Dividend for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2024, Payable on July 15, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.49 (vs US$0.16 in 1Q 2023)

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 08, 2024

President & MD recently sold €1.9m worth of stock

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.48 announced

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 03, 2024

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Declares Dividend for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2024, Payable on April 15, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.07 (vs US$2.80 in FY 2022)

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 22, 2024

Starwood Property Trust Declares Dividend for the Quarter Ending December 31, 2023, Payable on January 15, 2024

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.15 (vs US$0.63 in 3Q 2022)

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 08, 2023

President & MD recently sold €575k worth of stock

Starwood Property Trust Announces Dividend for Third Quarter 2023, Payable on October 16, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.54 (vs US$0.68 in 2Q 2022)

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Now 21% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of US$0.48 per share at 9.9% yield

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Announces Dividend for Second Quarter 2023, Payable on July 17, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.16 (vs US$1.04 in 1Q 2022)

High number of new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.48 per share at 11% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$2.80 (vs US$1.54 in FY 2021)

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Mar 01, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.48 per share

COO, General Counsel recently sold €369k worth of stock

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.62 (vs US$0.44 in 3Q 2021)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Upcoming dividend of US$0.48 per share

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.64 (vs US$0.40 in 2Q 2021)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.48 per share

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.04 (vs US$0.39 in 1Q 2021)

COO, General Counsel recently sold €737k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.48 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 25, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.48 per share

President & MD recently bought €131k worth of stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.44 (vs US$0.53 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.48 per share

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.40 (vs US$0.49 in 2Q 2020)

President & MD recently sold €834k worth of stock

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.39 (vs US$0.24 loss in 1Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.48 per share

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 27, 2021

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Declares Dividend for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2021, Payable on April 15, 2021