---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-140938"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JHG"
cik: "0001274173"
company_name: "JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC"
filed_at: "2021-11-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T06:52:47.907123+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Janus Henderson CEO Dick Weil to retire effective March 31, 2022; board starts successor search

## Summary
- Dick Weil, CEO of Janus Henderson, to retire effective March 31, 2022 after 12 years.
- Weil will stay as non-executive special advisor from April 1 to June 30, 2022 to assist transition.
- Board has initiated internal and external CEO search with assistance of a leading executive search firm.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-140938
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JHG
- cik: 0001274173
- company_name: JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC
- filed_at: 2021-11-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274173/000110465921140938/0001104659-21-140938-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274173/000110465921140938/tm2133320d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-140938
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-140938.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-140938.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard M. Weil departed as Chief Executive Officer at JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On November 18, 2021, Richard M. Weil, Chief Executive Officer of Janus Henderson Group plc (“Janus Henderson”), notified Janus Henderson of his intention to retire as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Janus Henderson, effective as of March 31, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274173/000110465921140938/0001104659-21-140938-index.htm

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