NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ladder Capital Corp ((NYSE: LADR) announced today that Michael Mazzei, a member of the Company’s board of directors, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. (NYSE: CLNC). Mr. Mazzei stepped down today from Ladder’s board to fully devote his time to this new role.

The Company is extremely grateful to Mr. Mazzei for his many years of dedicated service to the Company and its stockholders, first as President and then as a valued member of the board. Ladder congratulates Mr. Mazzei and wishes him well in his new position. The Company also congratulates Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. for its choice of a leader of Mr. Mazzei’s caliber and character.

About Ladder

Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE: LADR) is an internally-managed commercial real estate investment trust with over $6 billion of assets. Our investment objective is to preserve and protect shareholder capital while producing attractive risk-adjusted returns. As one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate capital providers, we specialize in underwriting commercial real estate and offering flexible capital solutions within a sophisticated platform.