REDWOOD TRUST REIT INC (RWT)
Sector: Financials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Financials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for RWT
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWT | Director and Chief Executive Officer | 46 | ["Leadership attributes and management experience", "Experience as Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, and Controller of Redwood", "Skill and experience in managing balance sheet exposures and managing risks", "Skill and experience in executing capital markets transactions", "Finance and accounting expertise and experience", "Professional and educational background"] | ["HTBK Board\u2019s Audit Committee", "Personnel and Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Christopher J. Abate, age 46, has served as Chief Executive Officer since May 2018 and as a Director since December 2017. Mr. Abate has been employed with Redwood since April 2006, previously serving as Redwood s President from July 2016 to May 2018, Chief Financial Officer from March 2012 to August 2017, and Controller from January 2009 to March 2013. In August 2025, Mr. Abate was named as a member of the Board of Directors of Heritage Commerce Corp. (Nasdaq: HTBK) where he serves as a member of HTBK Board s Audit Committee and its Personnel and Compensation Committee. From October 2019 to December 2021, Mr. Abate served as Chair of the Board of the Structured Finance Association. Before joining Redwood, Mr. Abate was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He holds a B.A. in accounting and finance from Western Michigan University, and an M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and Columbia University.