Franklin Templeton EVP moves on after 19 years

Peter Wilmshurst
PETER WILMSHURST
Franklin Templeton Australia Limited - Portfolio Manager
DEPARTURE
Franklin Templeton Australia Limited
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON AUSTRALIA LIMITED
Date: October 2019
Position: Portfolio Manager

After 22 years with Franklin Templeton, EVP - Research Analyst/Portfolio Manager Peter Wilmshurst is moving on to other opportunities. The company announced that his last day would be 2 December 2019.

Wilmshurst was the portfolio manager for the $257 million listed investment company Templeton Growth Fund (ASX: TGG), which has been around since 1987. He joined the organisation in 1997.

Singapore-based executive vice president Peter Sartori will take over the lead portfolio management responsibility for TGG, it said in company filings.