Janus Henderson Group plc announced the appointment of Marc Pinto as Head of Americas Equities and Lucas Klein as Head of EMEA and Asia Pacific Equities. Marc spent over 26 years with the firm as one of its most successful and respected portfolio managers. He will be responsible for leading the Equity portfolio management and research teams based across the U.S., supporting them in achieving its mission of delivering differentiated insights and disciplined investments for clients and their clients.

Marc will be based in Denver as of August and report directly to Ali Dibadj, CEO of Janus Henderson. Janus Henderson announced that Lucas Klein will join in September as Head of EMEA and Asia Pacific Equities. Lucas brings over 25 years of industry experience and joins the firm from Fidelity International, where he was most recently Global Head of Equity Research.

He will be based in London and report directly to Ali Dibadj. In joining Janus Henderson, Lucas takes over the leadership of EMEA and Asia Pacific Equities from Alex Crooke, who has expressed his desire to dedicate himself fully to his passion for investing within the firm. Alex will continue to manage The Bankers Investment Trust and the Global Equity Income strategy.

Janus Henderson announced the promotion of Julian McManus to lead portfolio manager on the Global Alpha Equity team. For the past six years, and with great success, Julian has been co-portfolio manager on the International Alpha Equity strategy and Global Alpha Equity strategy. He has over 30 years of financial industry experience and the firm announced his natural progression and seamless transition to this important role.

After 12 years with Janus Henderson, and after careful consideration, George Maris has decided that now is the right time for him to leave the firm to pursue other opportunities.