Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, has appointed Manuel Kalbreier, as managing director and head of alternative specialists, EMEA Institutional.

Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, has appointed Manuel Kalbreier, as managing director and head of alternative specialists, EMEA Institutional.

In his role in London, Kalbreier will share his alternative investment expertise to enhance client experiences while developing the firm’s alternative offerings to best produce desired return outcomes.

Kalbreier joins from Wellington Management, where he spent seven years as managing director and regional director for alternatives in EMEA. In this role, he set up and led the alternatives product management team and the specialist alternatives sales team in the region. Prior to this, Kalbreier spent six years as partner and head of investor relations at Boussard & Gavaudan in London. He has held similar roles at Citigroup and Salomon Brothers.