Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. has appointed William Tsotsos as its new head of institutional.
Tsotsos will lead the firm’s Canadian institutional business strategy, covering all facets, including sales, relationship management and consultant relations. He’ll work with Franklin Templeton’s portfolio managers, product specialists, client service and marketing teams.
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Tsotsos has been in the financial services industry for more than 20 years and has experience with a variety of institutional investors, including the sub-advisory channel and its consultants and advisors.
Before he joined Franklin Templeton, Tsotsos was senior vice-president and head of Canada for BrightSphere Investment Group (previously known as Old Mutual Asset Management), where he oversaw the firm’s institutional business. Prior to that role, he was a managing director at Baring Asset Management, leading business development, consultant relations and client service in Canada.