Franklin Templeton expands EMEA ETF distribution team with a Swiss hire

Zurich and London – 5 February 2024 – Franklin Templeton¹ is pleased to announce the appointment of Giovanna Cilia, ETF Distribution Switzerland, effective 1 February 2024. Reporting to Caroline Baron, Head of ETF Distribution, EMEA, Cilia will be based in Zurich. In this newly created position, she will lead business development efforts for Franklin Templeton’s UCITS ETF platform - Franklin Templeton ICAV - in Switzerland.

Cilia will work closely with local and regional distribution teams and will focus on leveraging existing relationships to engage clients on the firm’s ETF proposition whilst also identifying pure ETF buyers in that market.

Caroline Baron commented: “Swiss professional investors are significant users of ETFs and Franklin Templeton has been established in Switzerland since 1997. Having a dedicated ETF sales specialist there will help address the needs of local institutional and wholesale investors and further boost Franklin Templeton’s ETF business in the EMEA region. With Giovanna’s significant experience in distribution, we are well positioned to continue our growth in Switzerland and are thrilled to have her on board.”

Christian Leger, Head of Distribution – Switzerland, said: “Giovanna has a wealth of experience and a strong knowledge and understanding of the Swiss ETF market. She will be a strong addition to the Swiss distribution team who look forward to working closely with her.”

Cilia brings over three decades of international financial services experience to her new role, including time at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan (both in London) and Eurex Zürich AG. Most recently, Cilia was a Senior ETF Sales Specialist at UBS AG in Zurich covering professional and institutional clients in Suisse Romande and Ticino leveraging her language skills. Cilia holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in Banking from the University of Applied Sciences in Zurich.

Baron added: “Our ETF business in EMEA has grown from strength to strength since the launch in 2017, with strong client adoption of the ETF vehicle across Europe, which is why we continue expanding our team. Last year, we welcomed three new colleagues across product, capital markets and distribution functions, and our ETF distribution team in EMEA is now present in all of the core territories with potential plans to expand the team further in 2024.”

In February 2018, Franklin Templeton listed its first ETFs on the Swiss stock exchange (SIX). Today, a total of 22 competitively priced UCITS ETFs span across a full spectrum of active, smart beta and passively managed products including:

• Emerging Markets access at a low cost (e.g. Franklin FTSE India UCITS ETF; Franklin FTSE Korea UCITS ETF)
• ETFs that provide exposure to the de-carbonisation goals of the Paris Climate Agreement (e.g. Franklin S&P 500 Paris Aligned Climate UCITS ETF and Franklin STOXX Europe 600 Paris Aligned Climate UCITS ETF)
• Exposure to green bonds (>Franklin Sustainable Euro Green Bond UCITS ETF⁴) and active fixed income
• A suite of regional multi-factor and dividend ETFs
• Cost-efficient thematic exposure to the metaverse, food, health and wellness (Franklin Metaverse UCITS ETF; Franklin Future of Food UCITS ETF; Franklin Future of Health and Wellness UCITS ETF)
• A unique Catholic Principles Fixed Income product.

 

Franklin Templeton’s global ETF platform enables investors to pursue their desired outcomes through a range of active, smart beta and passive ETFs. Supported by the strength and resources of one of the world’s largest asset managers,the global ETF platform has approximately $19 billion in assets under management as of 31 December 2023.

For more information on the Franklin Templeton ETF range please visit: www.franklintempleton.ch.

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Contacts:

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