Martin Currie appoints head of UK business development

Mark Elliott

Martin Currie, part of the Franklin Templeton group, has expanded its distribution team with the appointment of Mark Elliott to a newly created role of head of UK business development.

Elliott will partner closely with Franklin Templeton's UK sales team to develop its business in the UK retail market across its UK ICVC range, sub-advisory relationships, institutional accounts and closed end funds. He joined Martin Currie from Franklin Templeton, where most recently he was head of strategic accounts.  Prior to this, Elliott held a number of roles at BlackRock including European Strategy and head of UK sales during his decade with them.  Ex-Quilter boss Paul Feeney appointed CEO of Skerritts Group His more than 35 years experience in UK financial services also i...