Hammond on the fast track

Franklin Templeton’s top man in Europe has a penchant for the fast bike but likes to take the long view when doing business

Franklin Templeton’s European managing director Jamie Hammond owns a Ducati Diavel motorbike, described by its makers as an irresistible 162 horsepower adrenaline rush with an estimated top speed of 155mph: “It goes from nought to 60 in 2.6 seconds. Takes bends like no other. You feel at one with the road.”

Franklin is powered by a big cash pile and, with experienced drivers like Hammond at the wheel and takes the recessionary bends rather well.

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