MGX recruits for US operations: Abu Dhabi’s AI fund MGX hired alternative asset management firm Apollo Global Management ’s Andy Pickens (LinkedIn) as managing director and AI product lead for its US operations, Bloomberg reports. It also recently tapped David Mamikonyan (LinkedIn) from private equity company Warburg Pincus to be its chief security officer, and Emilio Mena Jr (LinkedIn) from Wafra to lead their legal team.

Asset manager Franklin Templeton appointed Gaurav Sharma (Linkedin) as its solutions portfolio manager for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) region for its investment management unit Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions, according to a press release. He will be based in Dubai and report to Peter Vincent, who leads client solutions. Before joining Franklin Templeton, Sharma served as investments director for the Middle East at Standard Chartered Bank.

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