Carlyle Secured Lending Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2025
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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 April 29, 2025, Mark Jenkins, a Class II director of Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (the “Company”) and a Managing Director of The Carlyle Group, Inc. (“Carlyle”), informed the Company that he is resigning from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective April 29, 2025. Mr. Jenkins remains in his role as Managing Director of Carlyle and Head of Global Credit.
On April 29, 2025, the Board appointed Thomas Hennigan as a Class II director to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Jenkins’ resignation.
Mr. Hennigan is a Managing Director at Carlyle and has served as our Chief Financial Officer since March 2018 and our Chief Risk Officer since 2016. Mr. Hennigan currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Carlyle Credit Solutions, Inc. He also serves as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Direct Lending. Mr. Hennigan was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Carlyle Secured Lending III from June 2021 until its merger with and into the Company in March 2025. Prior to the completion of the NFIC Acquisition in June 2017, Mr. Hennigan served as the Chief Risk Officer of NFIC. Mr. Hennigan may from time to time serve as an officer, director or principal of entities affiliated with Carlyle or of investment vehicles managed by Carlyle and its affiliates. Prior to joining Carlyle in 2011, Mr. Hennigan was a Senior Vice President and Head of Underwriting and Portfolio Management for Churchill Financial LLC, which he joined in 2006. In this role, Mr. Hennigan was responsible for managing Churchill Financial’s underwriting and portfolio management activities, including supervising the professionals involved in the underwriting process. Mr. Hennigan joined Churchill Financial from GE Corporate Financial Services. During his four years at GE, Mr. Hennigan had underwriting and portfolio management responsibilities in the Global Sponsor Finance Group and in the Global Media and Communications Group. Mr. Hennigan began his career with Wachovia Securities, Inc. in 1998, where he worked in middle market investment banking and loan syndications. Mr. Hennigan’s broad industry experience, leadership and intimate knowledge of the business and operations of the Company provide the Board with valuable insight.
SIGNATURES
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.
| CARLYLE SECURED LENDING, INC. | ||||||||||||||
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| Dated: May 1, 2025 | By: | /s/ Joshua Lefkowitz | ||||||||||||
| Joshua Lefkowitz | ||||||||||||||
| Secretary | ||||||||||||||