Franklin Templeton Canada announced the appointment of Andrew Ashton as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Franklin Templeton Canada, effective November 6, 2023. Ashton will take on this expanded leadership role in Canada in addition to his current role as Head of Americas (ex-US) Distribution, and will continue to report to Adam Spector, Head of Global Distribution for Franklin Templeton. A 20-year veteran of Franklin Templeton, Ashton has served as a director of Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

(the legal entity for Franklin Templeton Canada) since 2017. He has headed the Americas (ex-US) region since 2016 and has had ultimate responsibility for the firm's Canadian business since that time.