Current role
REIT - Mortgage · Real Estate
CEO, Board Member
2025-04-25–present
Matthew A. Salem
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Matthew A. Salem is recorded as Board Member at KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) since April 25, 2025 and CEO at KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF). The newest filing on record that lists Matthew A. Salem as CEO and Board Member at KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) is dated March 3, 2026. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. reported in an 8-K filed May 1, 2025 that Matthew A. Salem was appointed Director, effective April 25, 2025. The proxy statement of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. reports total compensation of $688,188 for Matthew A. Salem in fiscal 2025. Disclosed compensation is on record for 8 fiscal years. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. is classified in the REIT - Mortgage industry within the Real Estate sector. Other leadership on record at KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. includes Matthew Salem (CEO and Board Member), Christen E.J. Lee (Chairman), Ralph F. Rosenberg (Chairman and Board Member) and 7 others.
“The following eight individuals were elected to the Company's Board of Directors to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.”
Affiliation history
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Current
2025-04-25–present
Last confirmed March 3, 2026
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Current
Start not stated–present
Last confirmed March 3, 2026
Company network
Leadership on record at KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.
- Matthew Salem CEO, Board Member
- Christen E.J. Lee Chairman
- Ralph F. Rosenberg Chairman, Board Member
- Kendra Decious CFO
- Patrick Mattson COO
- W. Patrick Mattson COO
- Vincent J. Napolitano General Counsel
- Deborah H. McAneny Board Member
- Irene M. Esteves Board Member
- Jonathan A. Langer Board Member
Executive compensation
Compensation components disclosed in company proxy statements. Amounts are nominal USD; total is the company-reported figure.
| Fiscal year | Company | Role | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) | Chief Executive Officer | — | $688,188 |
| 2024 | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) | Chief Executive Officer | — | $915,688 |
| 2023 | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) | Chief Executive Officer | — | $1,027,088 |
| 2022 | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) | Chief Executive Officer | — | $1,463,000 |
| 2021 | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) | Chief Executive Officer | — | $1,979,366 |
| 2020 | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) | Chief Executive Officer | — | $1,278,004 |
| 2019 | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) | Chief Executive Officer | — | $1,548,750 |
| 2018 | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (KREF) | Chief Executive Officer | — | $1,256,763 |