Franklin Templeton hires BlackRock's Elliott as head of advisory

Former BlackRock head of UK retail Mark Elliott is to join Franklin Templeton as the latter reorganises its UK sales team.

Elliott will join Franklin Templeton on 17 June, reporting to Alex Brotherston, who has been promoted to the newly-created role of head of UK retail sales. Elsewhere, former Gartmore and Fidelity man Mark Ward has joined the group as marketing manager covering UK and Nordic discretionary and institutional business. "These appointments are key milestones in our objective to build our UK retail business across advisory and discretionary channels," Each appointment brings new talent and experience; positions our retail business for further growth; and, will allow us to take advantage ...