City National Investments Appoints Two New Vice Presidents to its Professional Team.

Business Editors

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000

City National Investments, the trust and investment division of City National Bank (NYSE:CYN) and a premier financial institution serving the multiple needs of affluent individuals, announced today the appointment of two new vice presidents.

The new City National Investment estate and financial planning professionals are Mr. Geoff Seaman and Ms. Corinne A. Miller. Both hold juris doctorate degrees and have extensive backgrounds in estate and financial planning for affluent individuals, corporate executives and owners of privately held corporations.

In working with City National Investments' exclusive clients, Seaman and Miller will provide strategic estate and financial planning counsel to clients, as well as serving as information resources for the bank's many relationship managers.

"Both Corinne and Geoff bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our team," said Vern Kozlen, executive vice president and manager of City National Investments. "Their extensive backgrounds in wealth management, as well as their legal backgrounds are tremendous assets to both our clients and internal operations."

Seaman brings more than 25 years of experience to his position as vice president at City National Investments. Most recently with FFR Advisory, LLC Seaman provided expertise in the areas of investment consulting, estate, charitable, business continuity, employee benefits, executive benefits and accumulation planning.

Seaman obtained his JD degree from Southwestern University School of Law and his MBA in finance from University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

Prior to joining City National Investments, Miller worked with Deloitte & Touche, LLP in its estate, gift and trust tax division. Working closely with a high net-worth clientele and their attorneys, Miller created and implemented sophisticated individualized estate plans to meet each client's needs. Miller received her JD degree from Pepperdine University School of Law and her Masters of Law in estate planning from the University of Miami School of Law.

With a focus on enhancing after-tax returns on client portfolios, City National Investments is well regarded for its long-term relationships, commitment to service, expertise and full array of products. Assets under administration in City National Investments are $16.7 billion, including $5.3 billion under management. Assisting successful entrepreneurs, businesses, foundations, municipal agencies and families for more than 30 years, City National Investment's staff of more than 200 professionals provides a broad range of expertise in investment and wealth management, employee benefit programs, estate and financial planning, securities sales and trading.

About City National

City National Corporation is a publicly owned corporation with $8.9 billion in total assets whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CYN." The corporation's wholly owned subsidiary, City National Bank, is California's premier private and business bank, with 50 offices in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Ventura, San Diego, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. In addition, the bank's trust and investment division, City National Investments, has $16.7 billion in assets under management or administration. For more information about the corporation, visit its Web page at cnb.com.