Janus Capital Group appoints Jock Patton to Board of Directors
Janus Capital Group appointed Jock Patton to its board of directors. Patton will replace Jim Craig, who has retired from the board. Both changes were effective March 12, 2007.
Patton was chairman of Swift Transportation Co-operator of the truckload fleet in the U.S. and a director of JDA Software Group. In addition, Patton serves as independent chairman of the ING Funds Unified Board of Trustees, which oversees more than $60bn in mutual fund assets.
Patton joined the ING Funds Unified Board of Trustees in 1995 and served as its lead trustee before becoming chairman in 2004.
In 2003, Institutional Investor News named him Small Board Trustee of the Year. Patton plans to resign from the ING Funds Unified Board of Trustees by June 30, 2007.
From 1972 to 1991, Patton was a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Streich Lang, where he headed the securities and corporate finance practice.
From 1991 to 1997 he was president of StockVal a registered investment advisor and provider of proprietary data, security analysis and valuation modeling software to major money managers and brokerage firms worldwide.
He was chief executive officer of Rainbow Multimedia Group, a digital entertainment production firm, from 1999 to 2001. Patton received his A.B. and J.D. degrees from the University of California.
9-May-2007