Thomas Finke

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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026

Executive Chairman

Charlotte, US

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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026

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Biography

Tom Finke is a highly respected financial industry executive currently serving as an Independent Director of Invesco Ltd and VENU.

Tom has more than three decades of experience in the banking and investment industries. In December 2008, he was named Chairman & CEO of Babson Capital Management and EVP & CIO of Babson’s parent, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). In the wake of the Financial Crisis, he successfully oversaw the investing activities of MassMutual and led the expansion of Babson’s third-party asset management activities.

In 2016, Tom was named Chairman and CEO of Barings LLC after leading the merger of Babson with three other subsidiaries of MassMutual. Under his leadership, Barings’ assets under management grew from $271 billion to over $350 billion in four years and firmly established the firm as a leading global asset manager. Tom retired from Barings in November 2020 to join the Invesco Board.

Early in his career, Tom was at the forefront of the development of the US leveraged loan and structured credit markets, including co-founding First Union Institutional Debt Management, a CLO manager, in 1998. He was also a founding board member of the Loan Syndication Trading Association (LTSA) and Structured Finance Association (SFA).

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Background

2021 — 2023
Chairman & CEO

Adara Acquisition Corp.

Adara Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) with expertise in and a focus on the consumer products and services industries.
2008 — 2020
Chairman & CEO

Barings

Barings is a leading global investment management firm creating portfolios across fixed income, real estate and specialist equity markets.
2008 — 2011
EVP & Chief Investment Officer

MassMutual

MassMutual is a life insurance company specializing in financial products including disability income insurance, long term care insurance, retirement planning services and annuities.
1998 — 2002
Co-founder, President & Managing Director

First Union Institutional Debt Management

First Union Institutional Debt Management was a financial services company focused on institutional investments in syndicated leveraged loan assets. In 2002, the company was acquired by Babson Capital Management. Babson later merged with Baring Asset Management.
1994 — 1997
Vice President

Bear Stearns

Bear Stearns was a global investment bank, securities trading and brokerage firm. After the financial crisis of 2008, Bear Stearns was acquired by JPMorgan Chase.
1991 — 1994
Assistant Vice President

Mellon Bank

Thomas served as AVP on the Loan Syndications Desk, part of Mellon Bank's Capital Markets Group.
2007 — 2008
President

Babson Capital Management

Babson Capital Management was a global investment management firm that specialized in private equity and venture capital. The company later merged with Baring Asset Management and other firms to form Barings.
1988 — 1989
International Banking Officer

Westpac

Westpac Banking Corporation, known as Westpac, is an Australian financial services company with head office in Sydney, Australia.
1986 — 1988
Associate

First Union National Bank

First Union National Bank was founded as Union National Bank in 1908. First Union and Wachovia merged to form the new Wachovia Corporation in 2001. Wells Fargo acquired Wachovia in 2008.
1997 — 1998
Director | Head of Loan Trading

First Union Capital Markets

First Union Capital Markets was the capital raising and acquisitions arm of First Union National Bank.
2002 — 2007
Managing Director | Head of US Bank Loan Team

Babson Capital Management

Babson Capital Management was a global investment management firm that specialized in private equity and venture capital.
2023 — 2025
Executive Chairman

Aimia Inc.

Aimia Inc. is a holding company that makes long-term investments in private and public businesses through controlling or minority stakes. Its investments focus on private companies that possess consistent earnings, generate free cash flow and have catalysts for growth.

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