The building out of the firm's ranks in Asia follows several key hires to its global distribution team this year, including the global head of consultant relations, global head of client experience, head of North America institutional, director of institutional solutions in Australia, and deputy head of investment trusts.
U.K.-headquartered Janus Henderson Group has appointed Andrew Hendry to the Singapore-based role of head of distribution in Asia (ex-Japan), starting February 2022, according to an announcement by the asset manager on Monday.
Hendry brings 23 years of global experience and joins from abrdn (previously Aberdeen Standard Investments), where he was most recently the head of distribution – Asia Pacific. He previously held roles at Westoun Advisors, M&G Investments and Capital Group.
In his new role, Hendry's focus will be to maintain, grow and diversify the firm's distribution business, develop strategic client partnerships across institutional and intermediary channels, and work collaboratively with leaders from across the firm to identify and cultivate business development opportunities. He will report to Suzanne Cain, global head of distribution.
Growing Team
Janus Henderson has stepped up its focus on Asia, with recent appointments to enable growth in the region including Shinichi Aizawa as executive chairman and president of Janus Henderson Investors (Japan), as well as Tomoyasu Tanimoto as head of distribution in Japan.
