He is a Managing Director and portfolio manager for Barings’ Private Placements and Asset-Based Finance Group. Mr. Kapur shares primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund, the MML Managed Bond Fund, and the MML Short-Duration Bond Fund. Mr. Kapur is also the Head of Barings’ Securitized Trading for Global Public Securitized Products and is responsible for trading and developing portfolio strategy across ABS and CMBS sectors. He has worked in the industry since 1997. Prior to joining Barings in 2001, Mr. Kapur was an Audit Consultant at MassMutual’s Corporate Auditing Department and was associated with Conning and Company as an Equity Analyst.

Tom Duski is a Managing Director and member of Barings’ Investment Grade Fixed Income Group. Mr. Duski shares primary responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Inflation-Protected and Income Fund. He is also a senior derivatives trader for Barings’ Global Public Securitized Products. Mr. Duski is responsible for strategy analysis and trading of interest rate and derivative instruments, also including currency and over-the-counter equity derivatives, utilized within various hedging and alpha generation strategies. Prior to his current role, he worked on the GIA’s Asset-Liability Management as well as the development of investment pricing assumptions for MassMutual’s insurance products. Mr. Duski has worked in the industry since 1991. Prior to joining Barings in 2002, he held various actuarial positions at MassMutual and was responsible for pricing of life insurance, structured settlements, and annuity products at the Travelers