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Franklin Templeton appoints head of offshore hedge fund solutions for K2 Advisors

News Team, 19/11/2021

Franklin Templeton has announced that Bill Santos has been appointed head of offshore hedge fund solutions for K2 Advisors.

In his expanded role, Mr Santos will manage the strategic development and growth of K2 Advisors’ offshore hedge fund solutions business. He will be responsible for overseeing strategy, product, and business development for this key specialist segment of K2’s business. He will continue to report to Shane Clifford, senior managing director for Franklin Templeton’s alternative strategies unit.

Mr Santos will partner with Franklin Templeton’s EMEA distribution team, along with the local sales teams for Latin America and Asia ex-Australia, focusing on a regional and specialist approach to K2’s product offerings and services.

Having joined Franklin Templeton in 2017, Mr Santos previously held the role of senior managing director, business development. He has more than 30 years of experience working in premier financial institutions and has held various senior management positions within all facets of distribution and investment management, across a wide range of institutional, alternative investments, consultants, and wealth management channels, in the United States and throughout international markets.

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