Franklin Templeton, the global investment management company, has chosen Saurabh Arora to head HR in India. He will be based out of Mumbai.
Arora was earlier chief human resources officer at Waterfield Advisors since August 2025.
An alumnus of Delhi University and Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies, Arora worked as a senior analyst- card disputes at American Express in the initial years of his professional journey. He then joined JPMorgan Chase as team leader-HR business partner in 2005.
In May of 2007 he began a long and successful association with Morgan Stanley that lasted over 17 years. He joined as executive director-human resources, working out of Mumbai and rose to vice president-human resources in 2015, working out of Hong Kong SAR.
From July 2024 to July 2025, he was with Russell Investments as head of human resources, India.
Known for his great organisational and people skills, this hardcore and extremely focussed professional is bound to be an asset to Franklin Templeton.
Having spent much of his career across leading financial institutions, he brings a blend of institutional knowledge, talent expertise and leadership maturity that will be valuable as Franklin Templeton continues to strengthen its India operations. His appointment underlines the growing strategic importance of HR in balancing talent, culture and business growth in an industry navigating constant change and heightened competition for skilled professionals.