Role at Barings
- Title on Schedule A
- Director
- Control
- Sears Merritt is a control person of Barings.
- Ownership
- An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
- Tenure
- Sears Merritt has held the filed role since March 2020.
The firm
Career on record
The IAPD individual lookup on 18 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.
Registrations and exams
Individual registration and examination information for Sears Merritt is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.
Officer record
- Full name
- Sears Merritt
- CRD
- 7263079
- Firm
- Barings LLC
- Record basis
- Form ADV officer listing
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Common questions
Where does Sears Merritt work?
Sears Merritt has been Director of Barings LLC since March 2020, and is a control person of the firm.
Leadership at Barings
- Michael FrenoPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Managers, and Director
- Patrick HoeflingChief Financial Officer
- Bradley FinkleChief Operating Officer
- Melissa LagrantChief Compliance Officer
- Susan CiccoDirector, Human Resource Committee
- Geoffrey CraddockDirector, Audit Committee
- Roger CrandallDirector, Human Resource Committee
- Mary Jane FortinDirector
- Meredith HunterAssistant Secretary
- Kaku KikukawaDirector
- Paul Anthony LapianaDirector
- Eric LloydVice Chairman
- Melissa LoganChief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary
- Michael O'ConnorDirector, Audit Committee
- Eric PartlanDirector
- Daniel VerwholtTreasurer
- Rhian WilliamsSecretary