Franklin Templeton Appoints Ehsan Khan as Institutional Sales Director with Focus on Insurance and Consultant Relations for Germany

London / Frankfurt am Main, 10 February 2026 – Franklin Templeton¹ , a leading global asset manager is pleased to announce the appointment of Ehsan Khan as Institutional Sales Director – Germany, effective 1 March, based in Frankfurt. In this role, Khan will drive Franklin Templeton’s strategic relationship management and on-balance-sheet business efforts with insurance companies and investment consultants in Germany. Working closely with client coverage teams and product specialists across the region, he will focus on strengthening partnerships, identifying client needs and delivering solutions across Franklin Templeton’s global investment platform including mutual funds, ETFs and alternative strategies.

Khan will report to Marie Keil-Mouy, Head of Institutional – Germany and collaborate closely with Martin Stenger, Director Sales, Business Development, Insurance & Retirement Solutions and his team as well as the wholesale client coverage under the leadership of Sven Langenhan, Head of Wholesale – Germany who has started in his role at Franklin Templeton on February 1, 2026 (link to press release).

Christian Machts, Head of Germany & Austria, Franklin Templeton, said: “Ehsan brings deep experience in the German wholesale and institutional markets, from unit-linked business development to senior relationship management with insurers, consultants and asset managers. His expertise in onboarding and governance is a strong fit for how we work: as a trusted, strategic partner that leverages the full range of specialist expertise and insights offered by the Franklin Templeton platform across public and private markets to support clients’ long-term goals.”

Khan added: “I am pleased to join Franklin Templeton and to build on the firm’s strong momentum in Germany. With retirement reforms progressing and the market evolving rapidly, insurers and consultants are increasingly looking for solutions that combine resilience and diversification across public and private markets. Franklin Templeton’s multi manager capabilities and global resources provide a powerful foundation to support these objectives, and I look forward to partnering with clients and colleagues to deliver meaningful outcomes.”

Khan joins Franklin Templeton from BlackRock, where he held several senior client-facing roles in Germany. Most recently, he led business development with insurers in the unit-linked segment and managed relationships with asset managers, supporting broader market expansion through the promotion of ETFs, investment funds and related solutions. Prior to this, he worked with iShares Institutional Sales, covering insurers in Germany across ETFs and index funds.

Franklin Templeton in Germany and Austria: building local leadership as a trusted partner offering a full spectrum investment capabilities

Franklin Templeton supports clients in Germany and Austria as a long term, trusted partner, combining local market expertise with a broad spectrum of investment solutions across public and private markets. This includes an alternatives platform, a range of indexed and actively managed fixed income and equity ETFs and a longstanding lineup of traditional mutual funds. Among these, the Templeton Growth (Euro) Fund remains an iconic strategy with a long history.

Since assuming the position of Head of Germany & Austria in June 2025, Machts has led a focused growth strategy to expand the firm’s footprint and capabilities in the region. As previously announced in November 2025, Sven Langenhan joined Franklin Templeton as Head of Wholesale – Germany, effective February 1, 2026 (link to press release). Before that, Peter Kuhl joined as Head of Fund Buyer Business – Germany (link to release), further strengthening Franklin Templeton’s wholesale leadership and client coverage in Germany and Austria. In addition, in November 2025, Dr. Martin Lück joined as Market Strategist for Germany and Austria in a newly established role to deepen Franklin Templeton’s capital markets expertise (link to press release).

Machts continues to recruit for the key account business and is prioritising the continued build-out of the institutional sales team under Marie Keil-Mouy, Head of Institutional – Germany. Plans are also in place to enlarge the ETF sales team, underlining Franklin Templeton’s ongoing commitment to growth and client service in Germany and Austria.

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Contacts:

Oliver Trenk Sr. Regional Corporate Communications Manager Franklin Templeton Investments Mainzer Landstraße 16 60325 Frankfurt Tel: +49 69 27223-718 Email: [email protected]

Saira Khan Senior Corporate Communications Manager Franklin Templeton Investments Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street London EC4N 6HL Tel: +44 20 7073 8644 Email: [email protected]

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