Franklin Templeton lines up personnel for Aus market growth

Yasmine Raso

Senior Journalist, Financial Newswire

27 November 2024

Franklin Templeton has made several internal promotions across various departments to support its plans for growth and expansion in the Australian market.

Head of Research and Consultants, Louise Thompson, has been promoted to spearhead the business’ retail distribution strategy; along with Jenine Hayman taking on the position of Senior Director, Research and Consultants; Aimee Corsiglia promoted to Marketing Director; Oliver Britton promoted to Sales Director; and James Cummane heading into the position of Business Development Manager.

“We are pleased to announce five new internal promotions of Franklin Templeton team members in recognition of their valuable contributions to the business and its growth trajectory,” Franklin Templeton’s Managing Director and Head of Australia and New Zealand, Felicity Walsh, said.

“These promotions recognise the important and positive contributions of these individuals, while highlighting our continued commitment to providing opportunities for ongoing employee growth and development.

“These promotions will help the business extend our reach to service to our clients via multiple channels in an evolving digital-first environment and strengthen our relationships with consultants as the industry landscape continues to consolidate.”

Thompson first joined Franklin Templeton close to 20 years ago as Senior Manager, Distribution. Walsh said the promotion intended to acknowledge Thompson’s “incredible leadership skills” and “her years of dedication in building the Australian retail business”.

“As the industry landscape continues to shift, Louise’s experience and strong relationships with the research and consultant businesses in this market position her well to lead our incredibly talented distribution team in identifying solutions aligning to the needs of our clients,” Walsh said.

“I am delighted to take on this new role. I have enjoyed my years at Franklin Templeton in a variety of roles covering both retail and institutional clients and look forward to contributing to its further growth in the Australian market. This organisation has provided me with many challenges and opportunities to further my career,” Thompson added.