Janus Henderson Group plc announced that Leslie F. Seidman has been appointed to serve as an independent director on the Board of the Company, effective June 1, 2023. Ms. Seidman will also serve as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Governance and Nominations Committee. Ms. Seidman has over 30 years of experience in the accounting profession, serving as a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board from 2003 to 2013 and as Chair for the last three years of her term.

Previously, Ms. Seidman was the founder and managing member of a financial reporting consulting firm that served global financial institutions, law firms, and accounting firms, served as Vice President of Accounting Policy and in other roles at J.P. Morgan & Company Inc. (now JPMorgan Chase), and was an auditor for Arthur Young & Co. (now EY). Ms. Seidman was also a Public Governor of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority from 2014 to 2019 and a director of General Electric from 2018 to 2023, where she served as Chair of the Audit Committee.

Currently, she serves as an independent director of Moody's Corporation, where she serves as Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee and sits on the Audit Committee (past Chair) and the Executive Committee. She also serves as an advisor to idaciti Inc., a start-up fintech company involving digital financial and non-financial data. Ms. Seidman, a certified public accountant, has earned certifications in cybersecurity and ESG oversight, has a BA in English (cum laude) from Colgate University, and has an MS in accounting from the New York University Stern School of Business.

After Ms. Seidman's appointment comes into effect, the Company's total number of directors will be 11, of whom 10 are independent non-executive directors and five are female (45% of the Board).