Franklin Resources, Inc. announced the appointment of Leeor P. Avigdor as Senior Vice President, Global Treasurer and Head of M&A. Avigdor will continue to be based in Franklin Templeton's New York office and will report to Matthew Nicholls, EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Avigdor has spent the past eight years at Benefit Street Partners (BSP), Franklin Templeton's alternative credit specialist investment manager, where he was a Managing Director and Head of Strategic Development. He has 20 years of experience in capital markets, M&A, risk management, investor relations and general corporate strategy.

Prior to joining BSP, he worked in the investment banking groups at Barclays and UBS where he focused on capital markets and M&A transactions for asset managers and other financial services companies. Avigdor received a BS in Operations Research and Information Engineering from Cornell University.