Barings Developed & Emerging Mkt HY Bond Class I - Income (Hedged GBP)

Chris Sawyer is Head of Barings' European High Yield Investments Group as well as a member of the firm's European High Yield Investment and Global High Yield Allocation Committees. Chris is responsible for the portfolio management of several loan, high yield bond and multi-credit strategies. Chris has worked in the industry since 2005. Prior to joining the trading team in 2008, he was a member of the portfolio monitoring team where he was responsible for the ongoing credit analysis of individual portfolio assets. Chris holds a B.Sc. in Economics and Business Finance from Brunel University.

Natalia Krol is a member of Barings' Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Group. Natalia is a Portfolio Manager for Barings' Emerging Markets Blended Total Return strategies and a Research Analyst for the Baring's Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Team. Natalia is responsible for covering global metals & mining and energy corporates. Natalia has worked in the industry since 2002. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, she was a Credit Analyst at Schroders Investment Management covering the natural resources and capital goods sectors across Emerging Markets, European High Yield and Investment Grade markets. Prior to this, Natalia was a European High Yield Research Analyst at Barclays Capital. Natalia holds an M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance from London School of Economics and a B.Ss. in International Economics from Plekhanov Russian Economic Academy.

Omotunde Lawal is the Head of Emerging Markets Corporate Debt and the lead portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Corporate Debt and Emerging Markets Short Duration strategies. She chairs the Emerging Markets Corporate Investment Committee, and is also a member of the Global High Yield Allocation Committee and Global Investment Grade Allocation Committee. Prior to her current role, Tunde was the Head of Barings EM Corporate Credit Research, with research coverage responsibilities for various sectors such as Real Estate, LATAM Energy, and LATAM Infrastructure. Tunde has worked in the industry since 2000. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, she was a portfolio manager at Cosford Capital Management, focusing on high yield and distressed LATAM and CEEMEA corporates. Prior to this, she was at Standard Bank, where she traded and invested in distressed and stressed emerging markets corporates in LATAM and CEEMEA for the Principal Trading Team. Earlier, Tunde worked at Barclays Capital and Deloitte & Touche/Arthur Andersen. Tunde holds a B.Sc. in Accounting & Finance from University of Warwick, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Accountants in England and Wales, and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Craig Abouchar is a member of Barings' European High Yield Investments Group and the European High Yield Investment Committee. He is a lead portfolio manager for the firm's European High Yield Bond business and he is responsible for the portfolio management of numerous strategies. Craig has worked in the industry since 1994 and his experience has encompassed a focus on below-investment-grade assets across all investment types and geographic markets. Prior to joining the firm in 2016, Craig was Co-CEO, Europe of Castle Hill Asset Management. Prior to Castle Hill, he was a portfolio manager at Ignis Investment Management. Craig was also previously the chairman of the board of directors for the European High Yield Association. Craig earned a B.B.A. in Finance from Emory University and an M.B.A in Finance and International Business from Columbia University.

Scott Roth is Co-Head of Barings' U.S. High Yield Investments Group, Chair of the U.S. High Yield Investment Committee and a member of the Global High Yield Allocation Committee. His responsibilities include portfolio management for various high yield bond total return strategies. Scott has worked in the industry since 1993 and his experience has encompassed fund management, underwriting, leveraged loans and high yield. Prior to joining the firm in 2002, he was a Vice President at Webster Bank and was a high yield Analyst at Times Square Capital Management. He also served as an underwriter at Chubb Insurance Company. Scott holds a B.B.A. from Western Michigan University, an M.B.A. from the Ross School of Business at University of Michigan and is a member of the CFA Institute.

Sean Feeley is a portfolio manager for Barings' U.S. High Yield Investments Group. He is also a member of the firm's U.S. High Yield Investment Committee and the Global High Yield Allocation Committee. Sean is responsible for the portfolio management of various high yield bond total return strategies. Sean has worked in the industry since 1996 and his experience has encompassed the credit market across a variety of industries. Prior to joining the firm in 2003, he worked at Cigna Investment Management in project finance and at Credit Suisse, where he worked in the leveraged finance group. Sean holds a B.S. in Accounting from Canisius College (magna cum laude) and an M.B.A. from Cornell University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and member of the CFA Institute.