Effective March 25, 2016, M. Freddie Reiss was appointed to the board of directors of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. Mr. Reiss was also appointed as the chairperson of the audit committee of the company's board of directors and as a member of the nominating and governance committee. Mr. Reiss retired from his role as Senior Managing Director in the Corporate Finance/Restructuring practice of FTI Consulting in 2013. Mr. Reiss is currently on the board of trustees for the Baruch College Fund, chairman of the audit committee and independent board member for Contech Engineered Solutions and Managing Member of Variant Holdings LLC.