Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Jamie Henderson, the company's President and Chief Investment Officer, as Chief Executive Officer, and elected him as a Class I Director. The company's Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer, Robert Rosen, will continue to serve as Chairman of ACRE's Board. The company's Co-Chief Executive Officer, John Jardine, has been named Vice Chairman and Head of National Accounts for Real Estate Debt within Ares Management's Real Estate Group.

These changes are effective immediately.