Biography

Ms. Satin has served as a director of Kodiak since September 2025. Ms. Satin is a Partner in the Ares Corporate Strategy Group of Ares Management Corporation, where she focuses on the firm’s SPAC business. She currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of Ares Acquisition Corporation III (NYSE: AAC.U). Ms. Satin previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of Ares Acquisition Corporation from January 2021 through November 2023 and Chief Operating Officer of Ares Acquisition Corporation II from March 2023 to September 2025. From 2009 to 2020, Ms. Satin was an investment professional in the Ares Private Equity Group, where she participated in various leveraged buyouts, growth equity and distressed debt transactions. Prior to joining Ares in 2009, Ms. Satin was an investment banking analyst in the Global Financial Sponsors Group at Barclays Capital (formerly Lehman Brothers). Ms. Satin currently serves as a member of the board of directors of X-Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XE). Ms. Satin holds a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business in Business Administration.