Franklin Templeton has appointed Giovanna Cilia to lead business development for the firm’s ETF distribution business in Switzerland.
Previously, Cilia was a senior ETF sales specialist at UBS AG in Zurich covering professional and institutional clients in Suisse Romande and Ticino.
A newly created role, Cilia report to Caroline Baron, head of ETF distribution, Emea, and is based in Zurich.
Cilia will lead business development efforts for Franklin Templeton’s Ucits ETF2 platform – Franklin Templeton ICAV – in Switzerland and works closely with Christian Leger, head of distribution – Switzerland.
Baron said: “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.”
Franklin Templeton appoints head of institutional sales for Switzerland
With three decades of international financial services experience Celia has also worked for Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan (both in London) and Eurex Zürich AG.
Franklin Templton launched its European ETF business in 2017 and has potential plans to expand the team in 2024.
The firm listed its first ETFs on the Swiss stock exchange in February 2018.
