Tariq Ahmad is Head of Asia Distribution of Franklin Templeton. In this capacity, he is responsible for Asia (ex. Japan, India and mainland China) retail and institutional distribution, including marketing and product strategy. In addition, Mr. Ahmad is an advisor to Brandywine Global Investment Management (Asia), a specialist investment manager of Frank lin Templeton. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton in 2021, Mr. Ahmad held Senior Leadership roles as CEO and Head of Asia with Brandywine Global Investment (Asia) and CEO and Partner with Rogge Global Partners Asia. Mr. Ahmad has over 18 years of experience in the asset management industry based in London and Singapore, with international exposure working with clients across UK, Middle East and Asia[1]Pacific. He has also held fixed income roles with Western Asset, J.P. Morgan Asset Man agement and State Street Global Advisors based in London. Mr. Ahmad earned an MSc. in Investment Management from Sir John Cass Business School and a BSc (honors) in Business Studies from Imperial College
of Science, Technology & Medicine. He is also an Associate of the Royal College of Science and holds the Investment Managemen t C ertificate. Apart from being a full time father of three girls, Mr. Ahmad likes spending time in the gym, trying out new sports, travelling and has a passion for motor vehicles.