Dufetel joins from the management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company, where she was a partner and served as leader of the North American asset management practice.

Family Wealth Report is contacting McKinsey to find out if a successor has been named for her former role there. 

At Neuberger Berman, she will report to chief operating officer and global head of distribution Andrew Komaroff. She succeeds Lori Holland, who has taken on a senior role as part of Neuberger Berman's multi-asset class team – an area which the firm has in recent months made a “significant investment in,” it said.

Neuberger Berman is an independent investment manager which manages equities, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund portfolios for institutions and advisors globally.