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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 28, 2024, Janus Henderson Group plc ("JHG" or the "Company") appointed Berg Crawford to the position of Chief Accounting Officer. He will be based in Denver and report to Roger Thompson, Chief Financial Officer of JHG.
Mr. Crawford, age 47, joins JHG from Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (“AEI”), where he served as Vice President and Corporate Controller from December 2022 to March 2024, and as Director and Assistant Controller from September 2019 to December 2022. Prior to AEI, Mr. Crawford spent 16 years working for PricewaterhouseCoopers in various roles of increasing responsibility, including as Director, Assurance, from 2011 through September 2019. Mr. Crawford received his Master of Accountancy (MAcc) and BS in Accounting from the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University.
The Company is not aware of any transactions in which Mr. Crawford has a direct or indirect interest that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. In addition, Mr. Crawford does not have any family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company.
In addition to his base salary, Mr. Crawford will be eligible to participate in JHG’s annual discretionary variable compensation program and to receive standard health and welfare benefits provided to Denver-based employees. Mr. Crawford’s compensation and equity awards will be subject to the Company’s policies related to deferrals, malus and clawback and will be otherwise generally subject to the standard terms and conditions applicable to equity incentive awards granted to senior executives of the Company.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Roger Thompson | |
| Name: | Roger Thompson | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: May 30, 2024
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