Manuel Kalbreier, Managing Director, Head of Alternatives Specialists EMEA Institutional, joined Neuberger Berman in 2022. Prior to joining the firm, Manuel was a Managing Director at Wellington Management where he was a Regional Director for alternatives in EMEA. In this role, he set up and led the alternatives product management team and the alternatives specialist sales team in the region. Prior to this, Manuel spent six years as Partner and Head of Investor Relations at Boussard & Gavaudan in London. Manuel started his career at Salomon Brothers (later Citigroup). Manuel holds a Masters from EDHEC business school in France.