This week, we speak with Mike Freno, Chairman and CEO at Barings. The firm is owned by Mass Mutual, and half of its $431 billion in invested assets are from the insurance giant, with the rest coming from institutional investors.
Over 20 years with the firm, Freno has held various positions including Managing Director, Head of Global High Yield, and Head of Global Markets. He also spent 5 years as the company’s President, overseeing a majority of Barings’ business sectors, including investments, sales, operations and tech. Additionally, Mike served as Chairman of the Board of Barings BDC. Alongside his Chairman and CEO duties, he is a current member of the MassMutual Executive Leadership team. On this episode, Barry and Mike discuss the evolution of the asset management industry, his well-rounded business experience, and what it takes to lead with “confident humility.”
A list of his favorite books is here; A transcript of our conversation is available here Tuesday.
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Be sure to check out our Masters in Business next week with Torsten Slok, Chief Economist at Apollo Global Management. He continues top publish frequently, including the Daily Spark, and the Apollo Academy. Previously, he was at Deutsche Bank, where he was top-ranked by Institutional Investor in fixed income and equities for 10-years.
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