Omotunde Lawal

Omotunde Lawal has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. They started their career as a Chartered Accountant at Arthur Andersen & Co./ Deloitte & Touche in 2000. From 2003 to 2006, they worked at Barclays Capital as a Manager. They then joined Standard Bank Group and held multiple roles, including European High Yield Credit Analyst and Trader/Analyst, Emerging Market Prop desk. In 2013, Lawal became a Portfolio Manager, Emerging Market Corporate Debt at Cosford Capital Management Llp. They then moved to Babson Capital Management in 2014, where they worked as a Managing Director, Emerging Market Corporate Debt until 2016. Lawal currently holds the position of Managing Director, Head of EM Corporate Debt at Barings, a role they have been in since September 2016. This extensive experience in the financial industry demonstrates their expertise in emerging market corporate debt.

Omotunde Lawal completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Accounting and Finance at the University of Warwick from 1997 to 2000. Following this, Lawal pursued a qualification as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) at the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW) from 2000 to 2003. Additionally, Lawal obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification, although the specific timeline for this achievement is not provided.