Henderson European Focus Trust board names co-manager for John Bennett

Tom O'Hara joined Janus Henderson in 2018

The board of the Henderson European Focus Trust has appointed Tom O'Hara as co-manager of the portfolio, alongside John Bennett.

O'Hara, who joined Janus Henderson in 2018, has taken up his new role with immediate effect. It was confirmed that Bennett will remain the trust's lead manager. In a note, Numis said: "John Bennett is an experienced manager who has managed the portfolio since December 2010. An active year for trust boards "Since then the NAV is up 182% (12% pa) on a total return basis versus 100% (7.8% pa) for the MSCI Europe ex UK [index]." Prior to joining Janus Henderson, O'Hara had been an equity research analyst at Exane BNP Paribas since 2016, and also held positions with Redburn from 2...