Change in the Executive Board at Credit Suisse.ZURICH, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1995--The board of directors of Credit Suisse The Credit Suisse Group (SWX:CSGN, NYSE: CS) is a financial services company, headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. It is the second-largest Swiss bank, behind UBS AG. has today appointed Christopher W. Roberts, currently head of the bank's North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. region, a Member of the Executive Board as from Jan. 1, 1996. Roberts will assume responsibility for commercial banking in North and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . The Member of the Executive Board presently responsible for this area of business, Beat Fenner, will change over on the same date to the Switzerland business section, assuming management responsibility for eastern and central Switzerland Central Switzerland is the region of the Alpine foothills geographically the heart and historically the origin of Switzerland, with the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Lucerne and Zug. Central Switzerland is one of the NUTS 2 Statistical Regions. . At the end of this year Manfred Adami will resign his position as Member of Credit Suisse's Executive Board for health reasons. When he returns to better health he will take up new responsibilities within Credit Suisse Group. Christopher W. Roberts, born in 1938, is a citizen of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and has been in charge of Credit Suisse's US operations since 1989; since July 1 this year he has been head of the newly created North America region, which includes the Credit Suisse organization in Canada. CONTACT: Credit Suisse Edgar K. Mitchell or Gail S. Quinn, 212/238-5016 |
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