The COO role has been newly created by the asset management firm.

Janus Henderson, the US/Australia-listed group, has named James Lowry to the newly-created role of global chief operating officer. 

Lowry has more than 25 years of experience in the sector and joins the firm from State Street where he was COO of State Street Alpha, State Street’s front-to-back investment management platform division. Lowry will join the firm on 1 October, will be based in London and report to Dick Weil, CEO of Janus Henderson.

The role will see Lowry oversee operations, technology, data governance and architecture, change management and strategic vendor oversight.

At 31 March, Janus Henderson had about $405 billion in assets under management, more than 2,000 employees, and offices in 25 cities worldwide.