Henderson Global Investors has appointed Harry Resis and Daniel Doyle as US fixed income credit specialists.

Resis joins as director of fixed income and Doyle is director of US credit. John Sharman, global head of fixed income, said: "This is a major appointment for Henderson and the starting point for us to build a significant US based fixed income capability to complement our existing resources and expertise in Europe and Asia Pacific." Both are based in Chicago and were previously at Deutsche Asset Management's Scudder investment management unit.