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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On October 2, 2024, R. Lee Phegley, Jr., Chief Financial Officer of Invesco Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company of his intention to resign from the Company to pursue other opportunities.
On October 7, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Courtney Popelka as Chief Financial Officer, effective as of such date. Courtney Popelka was recently appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Private Markets for Invesco Ltd. in October 2024. In that role, she provides strategic finance leadership and is responsible for the financial reporting teams supporting Invesco’s Private Markets products. Ms. Popelka previously served as Senior Director, then Managing Director, Head of US Fund Operations from 2015 to 2024, responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Invesco US real estate fund platform, including the core, core plus, high return, debt, and retail strategies. She began her investment career in 1999 and joined Invesco Real Estate in 2009, serving as senior controller of the real estate group. Ms. Popelka earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a master’s degree in finance from Texas A&M University. She is a certified public accountant (CPA).
Mr. Phegley will provide support for the Company’s transition to the successor Chief Financial Officer during his remaining tenure at Invesco Ltd.
As of the time of the filing of this report, the Company has not entered into any material plans, contracts or arrangements to which Ms. Popelka is a party or in which she participates, or any material amendment, in connection with the appointment described above.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Popelka and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected as Chief Financial Officer. There are no family relationships between Ms. Popelka and any of the Company’s directors, executive officers or other key personnel reportable under Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K. There are no related party transactions between the Company and Ms. Popelka reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Invesco Commercial Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Bert J. Crouch | |
| Bert J. Crouch | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: October 8, 2024