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Pieter Welman
Head of Global Infrastructure
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Pieter Welman is responsible for the overall management of Barings’ infrastructure investment teams across London and New York. Based in London, Pieter chairs the Barings’ Global Infrastructure investment committee, manages the global portfolio and is responsible for the overall strategy of the infrastructure business within Barings Private Assets. Pieter is also co-portfolio manager for Barings’ below investment grade fund. Prior to joining the firm to set-up Barings’ European Infrastructure team in 2015, Pieter worked in the Infrastructure EMEA team in Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank with responsibility for originating, structuring and executing non-recourse financings and prior to that at Barclays. Pieter is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England and Wales and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Pieter holds a Bachelor’s degree in commerce from University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.