Graham Mason will move from South Africa to Hong Kong as fund management CEO for Asia, with Guy Strapp becoming his right-hand man.
The Shanghai-based fund management company is searching the globe for a new business leader to return it to the top of the industry ladder.
Kumar takes over from Suraj Mishra who has moved on to become regional director of partnership distribution at Prudential Corporation Asia.
Japanese fund manager Diam looks to an executive with overseas experience to continue its advancement into Asian markets.
Lindman will take over from Alan Wren who has served as interim CEO since Ajay Srinivasan left Prudential in June 2007 to join the Aditya Birla Group in Mumbai.
Bank veteran replaces Rick Pudner.
Communications guru Diana Footitt establishes Asian operations for Financial Dynamics.
But it has yet to determine who will run North Asia and Australia.
Mahendran Nathan is putting together a consultancy for Asian financial institutions to learn wealth management.
Mark White joins old JF buddies at KGR Capital.
Templeton veteran Michael Reed takes on the role left vacated by Kevin Smith.
Former UOB-AM exec Daniel Chan is charged with turning the firm into a major manager of third-party assets.
Eddy Yang replaces Chris Irwin.
Kevin Smith has joined ABN AMRO so James Aird has arrived to manage the office.
His predecessor, Albert Reculeau, will concentrate on building the Korea joint venture with IBK.
Lee assumes new position as CEO for Southeast Asia.
In one of the bigger moves of the year so far, Simon Fry joins his old Nomura colleague, Ilyas Khan at boutique investment bank Crosby.
The Thai research firm has a new CEO.
Blair Pickerell replaces Paul Chow as chief executive of "the biggest job in asset management in Asia".
Shin Yong-il joins from Citibank to take over the foreign-owned investment trust management company.