Frank Klausfelder, formerly head of Greater China and Southeast Asia, is now Asia-Pacific chief operating officer, while senior marketing executive Barbara Wong has left the firm.
After making a raft of investment and sales hires in the region, the Swiss firm is building out its middle and back office and mulling a QFII licence application.
BlackRock's exchange-traded funds arm has transferred an executive from London as an interim replacement for the departing regional chief operating officer.
Jason Henchman becomes Asia chief operating officer at Neuberger Berman, having previously served as Asia head of compliance at Legg Mason Investments.
The US fund manager has appointed ING alumnus Christopher Gunns to liaise with investment consultants in Asia-Pacific. It has also set up a regional COO role and plans further hires.