Credit Suisse Appoints J.C. Perrig as Head of Channel Management and Direct Sales for Asset Management.

NEW YORK -- Credit Suisse today announced the appointment of J.C. Perrig as a Managing Director and Head of Channel Management and Direct Sales for Asset Management. In his new role, Mr. Perrig will be responsible for Credit Suisse's relationship management across all customer segments, ensuring that clients are provided with sound and viable options for all of their investment management needs.

Mr. Perrig said, "I am excited about returning to Credit Suisse. This is an exciting time for the Asset Management business, and I look forward to working with the teams there and across the bank to ensure that we provide our clients with the investment solutions that best meet their needs."

David Blumer, Chief Executive Officer for Credit Suisse's Asset Management business said, "I am very pleased that J.C. is returning to Credit Suisse. His previous multinational experience makes him well suited to our solutions-oriented approach to meeting the current and future needs of our clients in Asset Management."

Mr. Perrig joins the Asset Management business of Credit Suisse from Bank of America, where he was Head of International Capital Markets for EMEA and Asia. Mr. Perrig was responsible for the origination and marketing of a variety of debt, financing, and risk management products for Bank of America's international base of corporate and institutional clients. A lawyer by training, Mr. Perrig also worked for Credit Suisse's Investment Banking division for eight years in Zurich, New York and London as head of European corporate liability management, cash and derivatives.

Mr. Perrig will join Credit Suisse on April 1, 2006. He will be a member of the Asset Management Management Committee and will be based in London. He will report to David Blumer.

Credit Suisse

As one of the world's leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients with investment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide. Credit Suisse offers advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 40,000 people. Credit Suisse's parent company, Credit Suisse Group, is a leading global financial services company headquartered in Zurich. Credit Suisse Group's registered shares (CSGN) are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of American Depositary Shares (CSR), in New York. Further information about Credit Suisse can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.

Asset Management

In its asset management business, Credit Suisse offers products across the full spectrum of investment classes, ranging from equities, fixed income and multiple-asset class products, to alternative investments such as real estate, hedge funds, private equity and volatility management. Credit Suisse's asset management business manages portfolios, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles for a broad spectrum of clients ranging from governments, institutions and corporations to private individuals. With offices focused on asset management in 18 countries, Credit Suisse's asset management business is operated as a globally integrated network to deliver the bank's best investment ideas and capabilities to clients around the world.