FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST INC (FBRT)

Sector: Financials

Name	Position	Age	Qualifications and Experience	Committee Memberships	Filing Year
Brian Buffone	President		["respected real estate leader","long-time member of the Benefit Street Partners team"]	[]	2026
Buford H. Ortale	Director, Audit Committee Chair; Partner	64	["expertise in investments in startup venture backed companies","LBO's","real estate development and acquisitions","private debt","extensive experience as a private equity investor and banker"]	["Audit Committee"]	2026
Elizabeth K. Tuppeny	Lead Independent Director; Founder and Chief Executive Officer	65	["40 years of experience in the branding and advertising industries","focus on Fortune 50 companies","experience as a Chief Executive Officer","independent director of multiple companies","track record in evaluating real estate business development applications"]	[]	2026
Joe Dumars	Director; EVP of Basketball Operations	62	["experienced executive","owner and operator of multiple businesses","track record of accomplishments","individual contribution","leadership and team building","operational expertise","experience in corporate strategy development","human capital management"]	[]	2026
Michael Comparato	Chief Executive Officer		["respected real estate leader","long-time member of the Benefit Street Partners team"]	[]	2026
Pat Augustine	Director	63	[]	[]	2026
Peter J. McDonough	Director, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair	67	["Chief Executive Officer at Trait Biosciences","President, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer at Diageo","Vice President of European Marketing at Procter & Gamble","University lecturer and management consultant at University of Canterbury","Vice President of North American Marketing at Gillette","Director of North American Marketing at Black & Decker","MBA from the Wharton School of Business","BS from Cornell University"]	["Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee"]	2026
Richard J. Byrne	Chairman of the Board of Directors; President	65	["providing leadership continuity at the Board level","depth of institutional knowledge","Current President and Chairman of Franklin BSP Realty Trust","Former CEO of Franklin BSP Capital Corp","Former CEO of Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.","Former Global Co-Head of Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank","Former member of the Global Banking Executive Committee and Global Markets Executive Committee at Deutsche Bank","Former Global Co-Head of the Leveraged Finance Group at Merrill Lynch"]	[]	2026

Name

Position

Age

Qualifications and Experience

Committee Memberships

Filing Year

Brian Buffone

President

["respected real estate leader","long-time member of the Benefit Street Partners team"]

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2026

Buford H. Ortale

Director, Audit Committee Chair; Partner

["expertise in investments in startup venture backed companies","LBO's","real estate development and acquisitions","private debt","extensive experience as a private equity investor and banker"]

["Audit Committee"]

2026

Elizabeth K. Tuppeny

Lead Independent Director; Founder and Chief Executive Officer

["40 years of experience in the branding and advertising industries","focus on Fortune 50 companies","experience as a Chief Executive Officer","independent director of multiple companies","track record in evaluating real estate business development applications"]

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2026

Joe Dumars

Director; EVP of Basketball Operations

["experienced executive","owner and operator of multiple businesses","track record of accomplishments","individual contribution","leadership and team building","operational expertise","experience in corporate strategy development","human capital management"]

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2026

Michael Comparato

Chief Executive Officer

["respected real estate leader","long-time member of the Benefit Street Partners team"]

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2026

Pat Augustine

Director

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2026

Peter J. McDonough

Director, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair

["Chief Executive Officer at Trait Biosciences","President, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer at Diageo","Vice President of European Marketing at Procter & Gamble","University lecturer and management consultant at University of Canterbury","Vice President of North American Marketing at Gillette","Director of North American Marketing at Black & Decker","MBA from the Wharton School of Business","BS from Cornell University"]

["Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee"]

2026

Richard J. Byrne

Chairman of the Board of Directors; President

["providing leadership continuity at the Board level","depth of institutional knowledge","Current President and Chairman of Franklin BSP Realty Trust","Former CEO of Franklin BSP Capital Corp","Former CEO of Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.","Former Global Co-Head of Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank","Former member of the Global Banking Executive Committee and Global Markets Executive Committee at Deutsche Bank","Former Global Co-Head of the Leveraged Finance Group at Merrill Lynch"]

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2026