Franklin Templeton is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Bechtloff and Lotfi Ladjemi as Senior ETF Sales Specialists. Bechtloff will be based in Frankfurt covering the German and Austrian markets,
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By ETFWorld.co.uk
Lotfi Ladjemi Senior ETF Sales Specialists Franklin Templeton
Based in Frankfurt and London, the two new hires will help further grow Franklin Templeton’s ETF business in Germany and Austria, as well as the UK and Ireland.
Franklin Templeton is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Bechtloff and Lotfi Ladjemi as Senior ETF Sales Specialists. Bechtloff will be based in Frankfurt covering the German and Austrian markets, while Ladjemi will be based in London covering the UK and Ireland. Both will report to Caroline Baron, Head of Business Development, ETF, EMEA. They will focus on the continued growth of Franklin Templeton’s UCITS ETF platform in their respective markets.
Caroline Baron commented, “Our ETF business in EMEA has grown steadily since we launched in 2017 and clients have responded well to our ETF offering, which is why we continue to expand our team. I am delighted to welcome Martin Bechtloff and Lotfi Ladjemi, who will bring their extensive experience to further strengthen Franklin Templeton’s ETF business in EMEA. We recognise that these challenging markets require dedicated ETF specialists with deep market knowledge and we are committed to investing in talent that will help us meet complex and evolving client needs.”
Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Bechtloff worked as a sales manager at HSBC Global Asset Management, where he served various client channels including asset managers, banks and financial advisors. Prior to that, he was a product manager at moneymeets, where he was responsible for custody accounts, social trading and robo-advisory and expanded B2B business with asset managers, insurers and custodians. Bechtloff began his professional career at Commerzbank. He holds a B.A. in Banking and Finance from the Berufsakademie Glauchau and an M.A. in International Management from the International School of Management, Cologne.
Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Ladjemi held a number of sales roles. At Tabula Investment Management, he was responsible for building the ETF business in the UK, with a particular focus on fixed income and ESG. Prior to that, he was a consultant and third-party marketer at Draycott Capital, where he focused on UK wholesale and institutional clients. He has also held sales roles at Amundi and Citi Alternative Investments. Ladjemi began his career at Macquarie Capital, where he was an alternative product manager. He holds a B.A. (Hons) in Business Administration from Coventry University.
In EMEA, Franklin Templeton’s ETF sales team is present in key ETF markets with local specialists and a growing range of 20 UCITS ETFs, ranging from country-specific to global ETFs, covering a wide range of asset classes for investors. Franklin LibertyShares™, Franklin Templeton’s global ETF platform, enables investors to achieve their desired outcomes through a range of active, smart-beta and passive ETFs. Backed by the strength and resources of one of the world’s largest asset managers, the ETF platform has more than $12 billion in assets under management globally as of 31 August 2022.
Source: ETFWorld
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