---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001379785-22-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBDC"
cik: "0001379785"
company_name: "Barings BDC, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-12-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T10:08:56.620298+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Barings BDC CCO Benjamin Tecmire resigns; Christopher DeFrancis named interim

## Summary
- Benjamin Tecmire resigns as Chief Compliance Officer effective Dec. 9, 2022; not due to any disagreement.
- Board appoints Christopher DeFrancis as interim CCO effective Dec. 9, 2022, during search for successor.
- DeFrancis is Barings LLC's Global Head of Compliance with over 20 years of industry experience.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001379785-22-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBDC
- cik: 0001379785
- company_name: Barings BDC, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-12-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379785/000137978522000044/0001379785-22-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379785/000137978522000044/bbdc-20221128.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001379785-22-000044
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001379785-22-000044.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001379785-22-000044.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher DeFrancis was appointed as interim Chief Compliance Officer at Barings BDC, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: interim Chief Compliance Officer
  source text: On December 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Christopher DeFrancis to serve as interim Chief Compliance Officer of the Company, effective as of the close of business on December 9, 2022,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379785/000137978522000044/0001379785-22-000044-index.htm
- Executive change
  Benjamin Tecmire resigned as Chief Compliance Officer at Barings BDC, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Compliance Officer
  source text: On November 28, 2022, Benjamin Tecmire notified Barings BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation as the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer, effective as of the close of business on December 9, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379785/000137978522000044/0001379785-22-000044-index.htm

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