Janus Capital Group announced that David Corkins, portfolio manager of Janus Fund, Janus Adviser Large Cap Growth Fund, Janus Aspen Large Cap Growth Portfolio and related products for retail and institutional clients, is leaving the firm to pursue other opportunities.
Corkins will transition the funds to his successor, Jonathan Coleman, who manages Janus Enterprise Fund and its related portfolios. Coleman will no longer manage Janus Enterprise Fund and its related portfolios, but will remain a co-chief investment officer of Janus. As lead portfolio manager of Janus Fund, Coleman will be assisted by co-portfolio manager Dan Riff, who will continue as a co-portfolio manager of Janus adviser long/short fund and Janus’ institutional long/short portfolio. Brian Demain, an assistant portfolio manager and protégé of Coleman, will succeed him as portfolio manager of Janus Enterprise Fund and the company’s mid-cap growth portfolios.
The portfolio management changes are effective November 1, 2007. Corkins’ successor on Janus Fund, Coleman, joined the company in 1994 as an equity research analyst. Demain, who worked closely with Coleman for many years, will assume the helm of Janus Enterprise Fund, Janus Adviser Mid Cap Growth Fund, Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth Portfolio and related portfolios. Dan Riff, who will assist Coleman as co-portfolio manager of Janus Fund, will continue to manage a portion of Janus Adviser Long/Short Fund and Janus’ Institutional Long/Short portfolio.-SEC Form 8k
