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Jonathan Baird

Head of Australian Wealth Distribution

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Melbourne, Australia

+61 2 8272 5000

Jonathan Baird is a member of Barings’ Global Business Development Group and is responsible for managing the private wealth distribution, sales development and client service in Australia. He has worked in the industry since 2009. Prior to joining the firm in 2024, Jon served as Head of Client Service and Marketing, Australia and New Zealand at Western Asset Management where he was responsible for the management of the firm’s distribution and client service activities in the region and contributed to the global product development oversight as a member of the Global Product Committee. Prior to this, he was an Investment Specialist at UBS Asset Management and a Senior Investment Analyst at Zenith Investment Partners.

Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Business (Economics and Finance) from RMIT and a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.