Mr. Adant is the Chief Investment Officer at Newmarket and Battery Finance, having joined in 2020. A member of Newmarket’s Management Committee, Mr. Adant is involved in all aspects of the firm’s investment processes, and portfolio and risk management. Mr. Adant is also involved in the development and capitalization of new investment strategies including Battery Finance, an affiliate of Newmarket, dedicated to the development of investment strategies fusing real world assets and digital assets.Prior to Newmarket, Mr. Adant was Head of Private Debt and a member of the Alternative Credit Fund Investment Committee at Willis Towers Watson (WTW). At WTW, Mr. Adant was responsible for asset allocation and due diligence of Private Debt investment opportunities globally. Mr. Adant designed innovative investment solutions within corporate lending, commercial mortgages, residential mortgages, infrastructure, impact investment, and other specialized asset classes amounting to over $4bn per annum. Mr. Adant holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Energy Business and Finance from The Pennsylvania State University.