Janus Henderson Group plc announced the appointment of Michelle Dunstan as Chief Responsibility Officer. Joining on 9 January 2023, Michelle will be responsible for overseeing Janus Henderson's corporate responsibility and responsible investing efforts. She will be based in the US and report to Ali Dibadj, Janus Henderson's Chief Executive Officer.

Michelle's deep knowledge and experience in ESG will help deliver on clients' needs, create true business value, build long term partnerships with investment and product teams, and drive further integration of appropriate sustainable practices across Janus Henderson. Michelle will work closely with Janus Henderson's existing ESG teams to define the optimal approaches and frameworks for responsible investing and corporate responsibility efforts, drawing together and amplifying the work that Janus Henderson already does in this space. Michelle joins Janus Henderson from AllianceBernstein, where she has spent the last eighteen years in a variety of roles, including as global equities Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst, and most recently as Chief Responsibility Officer.

In that role, she developed and maintained AllianceBernstein's Corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance strategy, and co-created and co-managed one of their ESG-focused equity portfolios. In a former role, Michelle devised AllianceBernstein's Responsibility policies, where she steered their ESG governance strategy, ESG integration process, engagement escalation, and stewardship policies. In joining Janus Henderson, Michelle adds yet more exceptional talent to senior leadership team and follows the recent appointments of John Cassaday as Chair of the Janus Henderson Board, Brian Baldwin of Trian Partners, as an Independent Non-Executive Director, and Michael Schweitzer as new Head of Retail Distribution, North America.