Credit Suisse Names Stewart W. Brenner Regional Head of Market Development for Private Banking Americas.

NEW YORK -- Credit Suisse today announced that Stewart W. Brenner has joined the Bank as a Managing Director and Regional Head of Market Development for Private Banking Americas. In this newly created role, Mr. Brenner will be responsible for further developing the wealth management business in the Americas and driving growth plans. He will work with members of the PB Americas Management Committee to develop market expansion strategies and recruitment initiatives. Mr. Brenner will be based in New York and report to Anthony DeChellis, Managing Director and Head of Private Banking Americas.

"Stewart is a highly-talented banking executive and we are delighted to have him join Credit Suisse," said DeChellis. "He will be instrumental in helping to drive the continued growth of our private banking franchise in the US and Latin America."

Mr. Brenner joins Credit Suisse from UBS, where he was the Chief Operating Officer for Private Wealth Management, USA. Prior to joining UBS, he was a Managing Director of S&Y Asset Management LLC, Managing Director and Head of Client Solutions for Merrill Lynch's Private Banking and Investments group and a Vice President in Equity Capital Markets at Goldman Sachs.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Juris Doctor Degree from New York University School of Law.

Credit Suisse is one of the world's leading private banks, with a 150 year history of serving the unique needs of wealthy individuals. Private Banking USA combines the benefits of a boutique with access to professionals and product breadth of a world class global firm.

Private Banking USA operates out of 13 offices across the United States and works with a select number of wealthy individuals and family groups to provide a high degree of personalized service. Private Banking USA works closely with all areas of Credit Suisse, providing clients with many of the same resources and services offered to the Bank's largest and most sophisticated institutional investors.

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.

Private Banking

In Private Banking, Credit Suisse provides comprehensive advice and a broad range of investment products and services tailored to the complex needs of high-net-worth individuals globally. Wealth management solutions include tax planning; pension planning; life insurance solutions; wealth and inheritance advice, trusts and foundations. In Switzerland, Credit Suisse supplies banking products and services to private banking clients as well as to business and retail clients.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is an indirect subsidiary of Credit Suisse. The Private Banking USA business in Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is a U.S. regulated broker dealer. It is not a chartered bank, trust company or depository institution. It is not authorized to accept deposits or provide corporate trust services and it is not licensed or regulated by any federal banking authority.