Franklin Templeton announced the hiring of Damian Zamudio, as Vice President Offshore Sales Executive, to further develop and expand its offshore business with clients in New York City and the greater Northeast.
Based in New York, Zamudio reports to Marcus Vinicius Goncalves, CFA, Head of Americas Offshore Sales.
“Damian brings two decades of wealth and asset management experience to his new role, where he will be focused on providing an exceptional client experience,” said Goncalves. “We continue to be focused on offering clients a broad range of investment opportunities and differentiated capabilities, including alternatives, short duration fixed income and income solutions, to meet their needs in this market environment.”
Zamudio previously served as Regional Sales Manager International at abrdn Plc, where he spent more than 10 years supporting all aspects of the sales and business development life cycles across the Americas offshore markets. He was also a Vice President at BlackRock, where he was responsible for sales of a wide variety of sophisticated solutions and platforms tailored for the private bank and international clients. In addition, he was an Assistant Vice President at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he consulted domestic and international financial advisors.
Zamudio holds a Bachelor of Arts from San Diego State University, with a major in International Business.