Jensen Investment Management (“Jensen”), a 100% employee-owned active equity investment management firm, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Crista DesRochers, CIPM^®, as its new Client Services Director. She joins from ACA Group where she was a partner, providing Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS^®) consulting and verification services to investment managers across the globe. She brings more than 17 years of investment management consulting experience, as well as expertise in ESG-assurance-related services. She got her start in the business at Charles Schwab & Co.

"We are delighted to welcome Crista to the firm," said Eric H. Schoenstein, managing director, Jensen Investment Management. "Jensen continues to differentiate itself as a firm dedicated to providing long-term value creation for its investors, and our client services team is essential in delivering on this responsibility. Crista has built an impressive track record of earned trust and enduring investor relationships. We have no doubt she will be an asset to both our clients and our organization.”

With more than 20 years of investment and management experience, DesRochers is well positioned to work with Jensen's senior leadership and investment teams to build on the firm's strong history of client engagement and commitment to quality investing. As director DesRochers will be responsible for managing Client Services as the firm continues to grow its institutional client base both domestically and overseas.

"I am very pleased to be joining the Jensen Investment Management team. I look forward to deepening Jensen’s existing relationships and fostering the growth of new ones," said DesRochers.

Currently, DesRochers is a member of the GIPS Standards Technical Committee and the ESG Verification Sub-Committee, and a former member of the United States Investment Performance Committee (USIPC). She is also a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society New York. She holds a BA in business administration from Washington State University.

About Jensen Investment Management

Jensen Investment Management is a high-conviction, active equity manager with an unwavering commitment to quality. The firm focuses on companies derived from a select universe of businesses that have produced a long-term record of persistently high returns on shareholder equity. For more information, please visit www.jenseninvestment.com.

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