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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Election of Principal Accounting Officer
On January 2, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Marcin Urbaszek to serve as the Company’s Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer.
Mr. Urbaszek, 48, previously served as the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations of Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (NYSE: GPMT) since its inception in 2017. Mr. Urbaszek has over 20 years of finance experience, including capital markets and equity research, with the last 15 years dedicated to financial institutions. Mr. Urbaszek received a B.B.A. in Finance, with a Minor focused on Financial Accounting and Economics, from Zicklin School of Business, Bernard M. Baruch College, CUNY. Mr. Urbaszek is a CFA charterholder.
The selection of Mr. Urbaszek to serve as the Company’s Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person. There are no family relationships between Mr. Urbaszek and any director or executive officer of the Company and there are no transactions between Mr. Urbaszek and the Company that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Director Resignation
On January 2, 2025, Thomas E. Dobrowski gave notice of his resignation from the Board of Directors effective January 15, 2025. The Board of Directors thanked Mr. Dobrowski for 26 years of dedicated service to the Company and its predecessor business through a period of tremendous growth.
Mr. Dobrowski’s notice to resign is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
The Board of Directors approved a decrease in the size of the Board of Directors from nine members to eight, effective upon Mr. Dobrowski’s resignation becoming effective.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST, INC. | ||||||
| Date: January 3, 2025 |
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| By: | /s/ Anthony F. Marone, Jr. | |||||
| Name: | Anthony F. Marone, Jr. | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||