Felicity Walsh
Franklin Templeton is pleased to announce the appointment of Felicity Walsh as Managing Director and Head of Australia and New Zealand, effective 1 August 2022. In this role, Walsh will be part of the APAC leadership team, supporting Tariq Ahmad and Matt Harrison, Co-Heads of APAC.
Walsh, currently Head of Sales at Franklin Templeton Australia and New Zealand, has been promoted to take on this expanded role as Managing Director and Head of Australia and New Zealand.
In her new role, Walsh will provide executive oversight of sales, marketing, client services and product strategy. Leveraging her extensive experience, Walsh will provide strategic direction on business strategy, product innovation and customised investment solutions to cater to shifting client needs in the market. Walsh will continue to assume direct client responsibilities in Australia and New Zealand and continue to act as key conduit to the local and global investment teams.
Matt Harrison, Co-Head of APAC at Franklin Templeton added: “Felicity brings with her a wealth of experience working with various client segments. Australia and New Zealand are key markets for Franklin Templeton, not just for the APAC region but globally. Felicity and her team will have a key role to play as we continue to expand our business in a market that is set for exponential growth.”
Felicity Walsh, Head of Sales and soon to be Managing Director and Head of Franklin Templeton Australia and New Zealand said: “I feel extremely privileged to receive these added responsibilities and to have the opportunity to drive the future growth of our business in Australia and New Zealand. We will continue to put clients at the centre of everything we do and will remain focused on delivering better client outcomes by providing a truly diverse suite of high caliber active investment capabilities, global connections, and local insights.
“Australia is an essential market for Franklin Templeton – not just due to its size, but as a market that is mature, transparent and a global leader in so many ways. I am delighted to have the opportunity to lead our well-established and experienced team. We are well positioned to meet a variety of challenges in our industry through our breadth of world class specialised investment managers with expertise across asset classes, geographies, and investment vehicles.”
Walsh has been with Franklin Templeton since 2015, initially as Managing Director at K2 Advisors, a Hedge Fund specialist investment team within Franklin Templeton and then given the broader responsibility of Head of Sales for Franklin Templeton Australia and New Zealand. Prior to Franklin Templeton, Walsh spent eleven years at Towers Watson (now Willis Towers Watson) in the UK and Australia working with some of the world’s largest pension fund and superannuation funds in both markets. She is qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and a Certified Investment Management Analyst.