---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-036816"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JHG"
cik: "0001274173"
company_name: "JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC"
filed_at: "2022-03-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T19:24:12.142891+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Janus Henderson appoints Ali Dibadj as CEO effective by June 27, 2022; Roger Thompson interim CEO from April 1

## Summary
- Ali Dibadj, former AllianceBernstein CFO & Head of Strategy, appointed CEO effective no later than June 27, 2022.
- Roger Thompson, current CFO, named Interim CEO from April 1, 2022 until Dibadj joins.
- Dick Weil retires as CEO and board member effective March 31, 2022; will serve as adviser through June 30, 2022.
- Dibadj compensation: base salary $725k, guaranteed variable comp of $8.5M for 2022 (30% cash, 70% deferred equity), plus $5M one-time equity award.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-036816
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JHG
- cik: 0001274173
- company_name: JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC
- filed_at: 2022-03-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274173/000110465922036816/0001104659-22-036816-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274173/000110465922036816/tm2210078d2_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-036816
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-036816.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-036816.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ali Dibadj was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) has appointed Ali Dibadj as its Chief Executive Officer, effective on a mutually agreed date but no later than June 27, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274173/000110465922036816/0001104659-22-036816-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.