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Ares Commercial Real Estate Executive Compensation (FY25)

ACRE · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 1, 2026
130 figures on this page: 121 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Figures cover fiscal 2022 through fiscal 2025. Separately, the fiscal 2025 disclosure covers 4 named executive officers, and total compensation for Bryan Donohoe, Chief Executive Officer, came to $263,340 in fiscal 2025, and compared with the $287,550 reported for fiscal 2024, Donohoe's total was 8.4% lower. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 88.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 27, 2026.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Bryan Donohoe
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 27, 2026
This company is not required to report a chief executive pay ratio.
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Bryan Donohoe: $287,550 → $263,340 (8.4% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 91.1% → 88.7% (2.4 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ares Commercial Real Estate's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Bryan Donohoe, Chief Executive Officer, came to $263,340 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $287,550 reported for fiscal 2024, Donohoe's total was 8.4% lower.
What was Ares Commercial Real Estate's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 88.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 27, 2026.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bryan Donohoe
Chief Executive Officer and Director
——◇————◇
Tae-Sik Yoon
Chief Operating Officer and Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇——◇
Anton Feingold
General Counsel Vice President and Secretary
◇—◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bryan Donohoe
Chief Executive Officer
——◇————◇
Tae-Sik Yoon
Chief Operating Officer and Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇◇◇————◇
Anton Feingold
General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary
◇◇◇————◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tae-Sik Yoon
Chief Operating Officer and Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇◇◇————◇
Jeffrey Gonzales
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇◇◇————◇
Anton Feingold
General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary
◇◇◇————◇
Bryan Donohoe
Chief Executive Officer
——◇————◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeffrey Gonzales
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇◇◇————◇
Bryan Donohoe
Chief Executive Officer
——◇————◇
Anton Feingold
General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary
◇◇◇————◇
Tae-Sik Yoon
Chief Operating Officer and Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
——◇————◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Anton S. FeingoldRSU◇——◇——◇
Bryan P. DonohoeRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeffrey M. GonzalesRSU◇——◇——◇
Tae-Sik YoonRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Jeffrey GonzalesRSU◇◇——
Tae-Sik YoonRSU◇◇——
Bryan DonohoeRSU◇◇——
Anton FeingoldRSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Bryan Donohoe
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William L. Browning
◇◇————◇
Caroline E. Blakely
◇◇————◇
Rebecca J. Parekh
◇◇————◇
Rand S. April
◇◇————◇
James E. Skinner
◇◇————◇
Edmond N. Moriarty, III
◇◇————◇
William S. Benjamin and Bryan P. Donohoe served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Stock ownership guideline: 3x annual cash fees

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 27, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 27, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 22, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 25, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 25, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 23, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 23, 2019=◇◇◇
2015June 27, 2016=◇◇◇
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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
130 figures on this page: 121 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
121 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-039475
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001628280-26-022805
    2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS · and 1 more section
  3. 0001628280-25-028167
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001628280-25-016584
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  5. 0001628280-24-025620
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001628280-24-014881
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001628280-23-020172
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001628280-23-011017
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001628280-22-015518
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001628280-21-011223
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001529377-20-000051
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001529377-19-000040
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001104659-16-130415
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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