DEF 14A of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
Filed Jul 11, 20240001193125-24-177769
Nominees
Nominees The Nominees have been divided into two groups: interested trustees and independent trustees. An interested trustee is an “interested person” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. An independent trustee is a person that is not an “interested person” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
Nominees
| Brad Marshall | | | Age: 51 Trustee Since: 2018 | Biographical Information: Mr. Marshall is the Global Head of Private Credit Strategies, Chairperson of the Board and Co-CEO of both BXSL and Blackstone Private Credit Fund (“BCRED”) for Blackstone Credit & Insurance based in New York. Before joining Blackstone in 2005, Mr. Marshall worked in various roles at RBC, including fixed income research and business development within RBC’s private equity funds effort. Prior to RBC, Mr. Marshall helped develop a private equity funds business for TAL Global, a Canadian asset management division of CIBC, and prior to that, he co-founded a microchip verification software company where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Qualifications: Mr. Marshall received an M.B.A. from McGill University in Montreal and a B.A. (Honors) in Economics from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. Mr. Marshall also serves on the board of trustees of BCRED. |
Nominees
| Tracy Collins | | | Age: 61 Trustee Since: 2018 Committees: ∎ Audit Committee ∎ Nominating and Governance Committee (Chair) ∎ Compensation Committee | Biographical Information: Ms. Collins is an independent finance professional and most recently served as CEO to SmartFinance LLC (2013-2017), a Fintech startup purchased by MidFirst Bank in December of 2017. During her career in financial services, Ms. Collins worked as a Senior Managing Director (Partner) and Head of Asset-Backed Securities Research at Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. for six years and prior to that as a Managing Director (Partner) and Head of Asset-Backed Securities and Structured Products at Credit Suisse (formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston) for nine years. During her tenure as a structured product specialist, Ms. Collins was consistently recognized as a “First Team All American Research Analyst.” Ms. Collins served as an independent director for KKR Financial from August 2006 to May 2014. Qualifications: Ms. Collins graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in the Plan II Honors Program. Ms. Collins also serves on the board of trustees of BCRED. |
Trustee Compensation
| Name of Trustee/Nominee | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash(1) | Total Compensation Paid From the Fund Complex(2) | | Robert Bass(3) | $190,500 | $378,500 | | James F. Clark | $180,500 | $361,000 | | Tracy Collins | $180,500 | $361,000 | | Vicki L. Fuller | $173,500 | $347,000 | | Michelle Greene | $180,500 | $361,000 |