Barings Global High Yield Bond Class I - Accumulation (GBP)

Chris Ellis is a member of Barings' European High Yield Investments Group and is responsible for the portfolio management of numerous strategies. Chris has worked in the industry since 2011. Prior to joining the firm in 2013, Chris worked for Deloitte in the Transaction Advisory Services team. Prior to this, Chris worked within Assurance Services, focusing on the Banking and Capital Markets sector. Chris qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2011 and holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Business Studies from the University of Warwick.

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.

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.

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.

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.