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Melissa Lagrant

Chief Compliance Officer at Barings

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 18 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 18 October 2026SEC record

Melissa Lagrant is Chief Compliance Officer of Barings LLC, a Charlotte investment adviser managing $393B. Melissa Lagrant has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed the Series 7, Series 24, Series 66 and SIE.

Role at Barings

Title on Schedule A
Chief Compliance Officer
Control
Melissa Lagrant is a control person of Barings.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Melissa Lagrant has held the filed role since August 2023.

The firm

Barings LLC
Charlotte, NC

Form ADV filed 11 August 2026

$393B AUM417 clients465 advisers11 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed SIE · 2018
  2. Passed Series 7, Series 24 and Series 66 · 2006

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. Melissa Lagrant has passed 4 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 6621 December 2006
Name
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
Series 2414 July 2006
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 728 June 2006
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Melissa Marie Lagrant
CRD
5106210
Firm
Barings LLC
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration

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Common questions

Where does Melissa Lagrant work?

Melissa Lagrant has been Chief Compliance Officer of Barings LLC since August 2023, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 11 August 2026

Does Melissa Lagrant have a current investment-adviser registration?

Melissa Lagrant has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 18 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 18 October 2026

What exams has Melissa Lagrant passed?

Melissa Lagrant has passed 4 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 24, Series 66 and SIE. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in June 2006.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 18 October 2026

Leadership at Barings

  • Michael Freno
    President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Managers, and Director
  • Patrick Hoefling
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Bradley Finkle
    Chief Operating Officer
  • Susan Cicco
    Director, Human Resource Committee
  • Geoffrey Craddock
    Director, Audit Committee
  • Roger Crandall
    Director, Human Resource Committee
  • Mary Jane Fortin
    Director
  • Meredith Hunter
    Assistant Secretary
  • Kaku Kikukawa
    Director
  • Paul Anthony Lapiana
    Director
  • Eric Lloyd
    Vice Chairman
  • Melissa Logan
    Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary
  • Sears Merritt
    Director
  • Michael O'Connor
    Director, Audit Committee
  • Eric Partlan
    Director
  • Daniel Verwholt
    Treasurer
  • Rhian Williams
    Secretary

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 5106210. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Barings LLC, filed 11 August 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 18 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Melissa Lagrant or Barings LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.