Wealth management
10 Franklin Templeton executives
These ten current and former Franklin Templeton executives have held president, CEO, COO, chief investment risk officer and senior vice president titles at the firm and its named divisions. A reader can learn how Franklin Templeton runs its distribution, wealth, fund services and country businesses from people who have led parts of them.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrew Ashton
LinkedInExperience: CEO Franklin Templeton Investments (ME) LTd · Franklin Templeton
Former CEO Franklin Templeton Investments (ME) LTd (2011–2012). He has been Head of Americas and Head of the Global Financial Institutions Group at Franklin Templeton since 2020 and Managing Director and Head of Americas since 2016, and was Managing Director, Head of Global Financial Institutions Group (2012–2016).
Benjamin Seidlich, CFA, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Investment Risk Officer · Franklin Templeton
Chief Investment Risk Officer at Franklin Templeton since 2025. Former SVP, Head of Investment Risk (2021–2025) and Vice President, Investment Research and Data Management (2020–2021) at Franklin Templeton, and Deputy Chief Risk Officer (2019–2020) and Managing Director, Global Head of Investment Risk (2013–2019) at Legg Mason (Acquired by Franklin Templeton).
Craig Blair
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Country Head · Franklin Templeton
Senior Vice President, Country Head at Franklin Templeton since 2022; the profile says he leads Franklin Templeton in Luxembourg. He has also been Director & Conducting Officer since 2016, and was Vice President, General Manager & Conducting Officer (2017–2022) and Director of Fund Administration (2011–2016) at Franklin Templeton.
Euan Wilson
LinkedInExperience: UK COO · Franklin Templeton
UK COO at Franklin Templeton since 2021, and Interim UK CEO at Franklin Templeton since 2026. Former Chief Administrative Officer (2019–2021), Chief Of Staff (2019) and Head Of Corporate Development (2017–2019) at Martin Currie. The profile lists the UK COO role in General Management at C-Level, based in Edinburgh.
George Stephan
LinkedInExperience: Global COO - Wealth Management Alternatives · Franklin Templeton
Global COO - Wealth Management Alternatives at Franklin Templeton since 2024; the profile headline reads Global COO Private Markets Wealth Management, Franklin Templeton. Former Head of Strategy and Business Development, Global Client Solutions (2023–2024) and COO, Americas Global Wealth (2019–2023) at KKR, and Executive Director at Morgan Stanley (2011–2019).
Matt Hinkle, CPA, CFA
LinkedInExperience: President - Franklin Templeton Services · Franklin Templeton
President - Franklin Templeton Services at Franklin Templeton since 2024. Other Franklin Templeton roles on the profile are Senior Vice President - Global Fund Administration & Reporting and Fund Tax (2017–2024), Vice President - Global Fund Tax (2012–2017), Treasurer (2009–2012) and Assistant Treasurer (2005–2009).
Penny Kyle
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer, EMEA Distribution · Franklin Templeton
Former Chief Operating Officer, EMEA Distribution at Franklin Templeton (2021–2025). At Legg Mason (Acquired by Franklin Templeton) she was Executive Director, Head of Office & Chief Investment Officer - Legg Mason Investments (Ireland) Ltd (2018–2021) and Managing Director, Senior Project Manager (2017–2018); she was also Head of North America at Martin Currie (2012–2017).
Stacy Fontana
LinkedInExperience: COO, FIRST · Franklin Templeton
COO, FIRST (Franklin Innovation Research, Strategies and Technology) at Franklin Templeton since 2026. Former Head of Strategy and Implementation for FIRST (2025–2026), SVP, Global Client Programs (2023–2025) and Head of Global Financial Institutions and Global Programs Marketing (2020–2023) at Franklin Templeton, and Managing Director, Head of US Client Experience at Legg Mason (2018–2020).
Stephanie Stewart
LinkedInExperience: Global Client Group - International COO · Franklin Templeton
Global Client Group - International COO at Franklin Templeton since 2026, and Head Global Distribution Finance there since 2021. Other Franklin Templeton titles on the profile are VP, Global Business Administration (2020–2021) and Director International Business Development (2008–2019). The profile lists the COO role in General Management at C-Level.
Tay Kim 김태희
LinkedInExperience: President and CEO · Franklin Templeton
President and CEO at Franklin Templeton since 2022, a role the profile lists in General Management at C-Level, with a location in South Korea. Former Head of Institutional Business at Franklin Templeton (2006–2019) and Country Head of Korea at MSCI Inc. (2019–2022).
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