Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. reported that Sumit Sasidharan has been appointed as Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Debt Capital Markets at its external manager, a subsidiary of Ares Management, L.P. Based in New York, Sasidharan will manage and oversee liquidity and financing opportunities within Ares' Real Estate Debt platform, including through ACRE and other managed funds. Sasidharan will assume the responsibilities of Precilla Torres, who will remain at Ares and take on a new role managing funds that invest in a variety of real estate securities, including commercial mortgage-backed securities. Prior to joining Ares, Sasidharan served as Managing Director of the Annaly Commercial Real Estate Group.