Executive Profile

Todd S. Schuster Co-Chief Executive Officer, Director and Member of Audit Committee, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation

Age	Total Calculated Compensation	This person is connected to 1 Board Members in 1 different organizations across 3 different industries. See Board Relationships
51	$162,111

Background

Mr. Todd S. Schuster has been Co-Chief Executive Officer of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation since June 1, 2013. Mr. Schuster serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Wingate Financial Services Inc. He was the founder, principal and a Member of the Board of Managers of CW Financial Services and led its merger in September 2002 with a subsidiary of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, one of Canada's largest pension fund managers. ... He served as the Chief Executive Officer of CW Financial Services from 1991 to January 2009. Prior to founding CW Financial Services, Mr. Schuster was employed by Salomon Brothers and Bankers Trust in their respective Commercial Mortgage Finance units. He is also involved in local charities and is an advisor to the Indian Institute for Sustainable Enterprise in Bangalore, India. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of CWCapital. He has been a Director of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation since April 2012. He holds a B.A. from Tufts University.

Corporate Headquarters 63 Kendrick Street Needham, Massachusetts 02494-2708 United States Phone: 781-707-9000 Fax: 781-707-9398 Board Members Memberships 2012-Present Co-Chief Executive Officer, Director and Member of Audit Committee Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Education BA Tufts University Other Affiliations CWCapital LLC Tufts University Continental Wingate Financial Services, Inc.

Annual Compensation There is no Annual Compensation data available. Stocks Options There is no Stock Options data available. Total Compensation Total Annual Cash Compensation $35,625 Total Calculated Compensation $162,111

COMPETITOR COMPENSATION

Name	Position/ Company	Compensation
Jeffrey A. Gould	Chief Executive Officer, President and Trustee BRT Realty Trust	$506.7K
Jan F. Salit	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary PMC Commercial Trust	$383.8K
Philip J. Myers	Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary, Member of Loan Underwriting Committee, President of Church Loan Advisors Inc and Treasurer of Church Loan Advisors, Inc American Church Mortgage Co.	--
Robert E. Cauley CFA, CPA	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bimini Capital Management, Inc.	$525.0K
Ricardo Koenigsberger	Interim Chief Executive Officer, Interim President, Independent Director, Chairman of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Chairman of Audit Committee and Member of Compensation Committee Realty Finance Corporation	--
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2012.