KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's CEO is Matt Salem, appointed in Mar 2020, has a tenure of 4.25 years. directly owns 0.41% of the company’s shares, worth $2.69M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 6.6 years respectively.
Key information
Matt Salem
Chief executive officer
US$1.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 4.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.4% |
| Management average tenure | 2.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Matt Salem (50 yo)
4.3yrs
Tenure
US$1,027,088
Compensation
Mr. Matthew A. Salem, also known as Matt, is the Chief Executive Officer of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. since March 9, 2020 and serves as its Director since February 01, 2022. He is a Partner at KKR...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 4.3yrs | US$1.03m | 0.41% $ 2.7m | |
| COO & President | 8.7yrs | US$922.70k | 0.25% $ 1.6m | |
| CFO & Treasurer | 3.3yrs | US$996.92k | 0.012% $ 80.0k | |
| General Counsel & Secretary | 4.3yrs | US$168.38k | 0.011% $ 72.7k | |
| Principal | no data | no data | no data | |
| Partner & Head of Originations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Principal of Real Estate | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director Real Estate | no data | no data | no data | |
| Principal of Real Estate | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Principal of Real Estate | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Principal of Real Estate | 2.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| MD & Head of European Originations | 2.4yrs | no data | no data |
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: KREF.PRA's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 2.3yrs | US$1.03m | 0.41% $ 2.7m | |
| Independent Director | 7.1yrs | US$210.00k | 0.0080% $ 52.3k | |
| Non Independent Chairman of the Board | 9.7yrs | no data | 0.36% $ 2.4m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 7.1yrs | US$267.50k | 0.035% $ 232.3k | |
| Independent Director | 6yrs | US$235.00k | 0.021% $ 136.5k | |
| Independent Director | 7.1yrs | US$230.00k | 0.046% $ 303.2k | |
| Non Independent Vice Chairman of the Board | 4.2yrs | no data | 0.29% $ 1.9m | |
| Independent Director | 6.1yrs | US$237.50k | 0.029% $ 190.7k |
6.6yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: KREF.PRA's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).