---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-094761"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JHG"
cik: "0001274173"
company_name: "JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC"
filed_at: "2021-07-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T03:12:55.699673+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Janus Henderson appoints James Lowry as Global Chief Operating Officer

## Summary
- James Lowry named to newly created Global COO role, effective October 1, 2021.
- Lowry joins from State Street, where he was COO of State Street Alpha.
- He will be based in London, report to CEO Dick Weil, and join the Executive Committee.
- Lowry will oversee operations, technology, data governance, change management, and vendor oversight.
- He receives a sign-on RSU grant of $300,000 under the JHG Deferred Incentive Plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-094761
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JHG
- cik: 0001274173
- company_name: JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC
- filed_at: 2021-07-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274173/000110465921094761/0001104659-21-094761-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274173/000110465921094761/tm2122982d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-094761
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-094761.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-094761.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James Lowry was appointed as Global Chief Operating Officer at JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Global Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On July 22, 2021, Janus Henderson Group plc (“ JHG ”)announced that James Lowry has been has appointed to the newly created role of Global Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274173/000110465921094761/0001104659-21-094761-index.htm

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