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Head of Enterprise Risk, EMEA, Franklin Templeton (Edinburgh)
Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton Global Investors Limited
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Nigel leads the EMEA Enterprise Risk Management program. Nigel is responsible for ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the program and that it meets the requirements and expectations of clients and other stakeholders. This includes actively contributing to the development and enhancement of the global enterprise risk management standards and processes to ensure these appropriately consider EMEA business and regulatory requirements and that the EMEA program is well-integrated into the firm-wide programs and process. Nigel is a director of several FT subsidiaries and is a member of various EMEA management committees.

Nigel has worked in risk and compliance roles within investment management since 1993. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, he was the Head of Risk and Chief Compliance Officer at Martin Currie (which became a subsidiary of FT in 2020). Nigel joined Martin Currie in 2007 as an adviser in the Risk and Compliance team after completing an MBA at the Australian Graduate School of Management. Prior to that, he spent seven years as Head of Risk and Compliance for Edinburgh Fund Managers plc.

Nigel is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Head of Retail - Middle East, Africa & Eastern Mediterranean
Franklin Templeton

Amar Mehta is currently the Head of Retail Business for the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Mediterranean region at Franklin Templeton. In this capacity, he is responsible for setting strategic direction, providing business leadership, and overseeing the distribution strategy to ensure continued growth and competitiveness across these markets.

Based in the United Arab Emirates, Amar has been with Franklin Templeton for over two decades. He began his journey with the firm in India in 2004, and after serving as Sales Head for National Distributors in Mumbai, he transitioned to the Dubai office in 2011.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Amar held roles at Development Credit Bank and Sun F&C Mutual Fund in India. He holds an undergraduate degree in commerce and a postgraduate qualification in business management, both earned in Mumbai.

VITTHAL DEHADRAY, CA
Vice President
Franklin Templeton Asset Management, India

Vitthal is a Vice President of Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Private Limited, based in Mumbai. He is responsible for overseeing finance, corporate accounting, reporting and taxation functions. Vitthal also serves on the Board of Directors of various companies across India, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Vitthal has more than 26 years of industry experience and has authored several articles on taxation in leading Indian and international journals.

Vitthal joined Franklin Templeton in May 2005 and has worked in various capacities within the Finance function. He was promoted to the current position in March 2025.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Vitthal worked as a Manager in the International Accounting and Reporting Group at ICICI Bank Limited and as an Assistant Manager in the Finance Department at Indian Oil Corporation.

Vitthal holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Pune, India. He has been an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since August 1999. He has also passed the Company Secretary Professional Examination of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.