Franklin Templeton Mutual Shares Accumulation

Deborah Turner
Located in: New Jersey, United States

Debbie Turner is an assistant portfolio manager for Mutual Shares Fund. Ms. Turner specializes in analyzing several consumer industries including: retail, gaming, lodging, leisure, restaurants, apparel, food, bottling companies and tobacco in North America and Europe. Ms. Turner has more than 13 years of experience in the investment management industry. Prior to joining Mutual Series in 1993, Ms. Turner was an associate analyst for Fred Alger Management. Ms. Turner earned her B.A. in economics from Vassar College. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder.

Peter Langerman
Located in: New Jersey, United States

Peter Langerman is chairman, president and CEO of Mutual Series, and is also co-portfolio manager of Mutual Shares Fund. Founded in 1949, Mutual Series has made the relentless pursuit of value the hallmark of its investment strategy. They are opportunistic value investors, who think and act like company owners while striving to limit risk. Since 1996, the Mutual Series funds have been part of the Franklin Templeton Investments fund family. Langerman's responsibilities include serving as co-head of the Franklin Value Group, the umbrella for the firm's separate Franklin and Mutual Series value investment teams.Mr. Langerman originally joined Heine Securities Corporation (predecessor of Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC) in June 1986. He served as CEO beginning in 1998 and chairman of the fund boards beginning in 2001, before leaving in 2002 and serving as director of New Jersey's Division of Investment, overseeing employee pension funds. He rejoined Mutual Series in 2005. Mr. Langerman graduated magna cum laude from Yale University, earning his B.A. in Russian studies. He holds a master's degree in accounting from New York University Graduate School of Business and received his juris doctor from Stanford University Law School.