Alok Sethi, ACA

A member of the executive committee and executive officer, Mr. Sethi is the Executive Vice President, Head of Global Operations at Franklin Templeton. These functions include Franklin Templeton Services, which provides investment management services to the firm's products globally, and Global Shareholder Services.

Mr. Sethi is also responsible for the oversight of Franklin Templeton's Centers of Excellence in India and Poland. Both are subsidiaries of Franklin Resources, Inc. (FRI) and are a microcosm of most functions performed within FRI companies worldwide.

Mr. Sethi has decades of global leadership experience. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton in 2004, Mr. Sethi was with MphasiS BFL. At MphasiS, he joined as the chief of staff to the chairman. Before MphasiS, he was the COO of Andersen as a part of their India Leadership Team. Prior to Andersen, he was a banker and an investment banker.

Mr. Sethi is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is a Bachelor of Commerce(honours) graduate from Delhi University.