Crispin J. Henderson

Chief Executive Officer – Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings

Crispin Henderson is chief executive officer at Threadneedle Investments and handles the management of Threadneedle with accountability to the Board. He joined the company in 2002 as Chief Operating Officer, leading the finance, operations, administration and IT functions that have helped to earn Threadneedle its reputation for professionalism.

Before becoming Managing Director in 2006, Crispin chaired Threadneedle's Strategic Alliances Business Management Team. He then became Chief Executive in 2007 and is responsible for the overall management of Threadneedle.

Before joining Threadneedle, he spent 35 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers and its predecessor firms and 25 of these years as a Partner. Crispin specialized in providing consulting, advisory and audit services to major financial services clients.

Crispin is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Marketing.