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Change of leadership in the Region Suisse Romande

Steve Fragnière will take over as Head of Region Suisse Romande at Credit Suisse from Christian Steinmann with effect from August 1, 2022. Nicolas Vaccaro will become the new Head of Private Banking Suisse Romande on October 1. The current regional head and Head of Private Banking in the region, Christian Steinmann, has decided to take up a new challenge as Head of Private Banking and Member of the Executive Board of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise.

Steve Fragnière, Head of Swiss Large Corporates in the region, will take over as Head of Region Suisse Romande at Credit Suisse from Christian Steinmann with effect from August 1, 2022. Nicolas Vaccaro, currently CEO of Credit Suisse Trust Ltd., will become the new Head of Private Banking Suisse Romande on October 1, 2022.

The current regional head of Suisse Romande and Head of Private Banking in the region, Christian Steinmann, has decided to take up a new challenge as Head of Private Banking and Member of the Executive Board of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise.

André Helfenstein, CEO of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd., commented: "As the Head of Swiss Large Corporates in French-speaking Switzerland, Steve Fragnière is highly familiar with the Region Suisse Romande. He has 20 years of experience in client business at Credit Suisse and is ideally qualified to manage and further develop the region. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Christian Steinmann for his decades-long commitment to our bank. He is a strong leader, who has been instrumental in ensuring the continued success of Region Suisse Romande." Roger Suter, designated Head of Private Banking Switzerland at Credit Suisse, added: "Nicolas Vaccaro has worked at Credit Suisse since 2000 and thanks to his extensive experience is perfectly equipped to service the sophisticated needs of Private Banking clients. He will successfully continue the very good work that Christian Steinmann has done in this area."