UNIONDALE, NY -- Arbor
Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ABR), a real estate investment trust and national
direct lender specializing in loan origination and servicing for multifamily,
seniors housing, healthcare and other diverse commercial real estate assets, is
pleased to announce that Sam Gold
has joined Arbor as Vice President, Originations.
Mr. Gold will focus on
originating Freddie Mac SBL, Fannie Mae and FHA loans in the Midwest, Dallas,
Chicago and Milwaukee regions. He will be located in Arbor’s Chicago office and
reports directly to John Caulfield,
Arbor’s Chief Operating Officer, Agency Lending.
With more than 15 years of
industry experience, Mr. Gold has expertise in a number of areas involving
multifamily transactions, including originations, risk, credit, underwriting
and portfolio review.
“Sam joins Arbor with a successful
track record of originating agency products and brings broad industry
knowledge, from credit to asset management to securitization to portfolio
management,” said Mr. Caulfield. “Sam has had particular success with Freddie
Mac SBL and will provide Arbor with a great opportunity to expand its presence
and market share and we look forward to having him as part of our successful
and growing company.”
For the past seven years,
Mr. Gold was employed by JPMorgan Chase out of Chicago, first as a Vice
President and Senior Underwriter, and later as an Executive Director and Client
Manager.
John Caulfield |
During his tenure at Chase, he won several
awards for his performance, and was ranked #1 in his region for new
originations, and for three years in a row, #1 for production and performance.
Prior to Chase, he was at Sovereign Bank/Banco Santander for nearly five years.
Earlier in his career, he served as a senior commercial valuation and advisory
consultant at Urban Real Estate Research, Inc. in Chicago.
“I greatly look forward to
joining Arbor and bringing in new business to the Midwest and Dallas,” Mr. Gold
said. “Arbor’s commitment to building long-term relationships and providing
customized end-to-end loan solutions is unmatched in the lending industry and I
am excited to be part of the Company!”
Mr. Gold holds a Master of
Business Administration from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Science in
Management Information Systems from Miami University.
For more information on this press release, please
contact:
Arbor Realty Trust,
Inc.
Bonnie Habyan
333 Earle Ovington Blvd, Suite
900
Tel: 516.506.4615
Uniondale, NY 11553 bhabyan@arbor.com
800.ARBOR.10
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