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Appointment

24.12.2008

Peter Wild (57) is to head up the new "Trading & Family Offices"
division which Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd will launch at the beginning of
2009. Peter Wild will join Bank Sarasin on 1 January 2009 becoming a
member of the Bank´s Executive Committee.

By setting up a new business division dedicated to trading operations
and to serving the needs of Family Office clients, Bank Sarasin is
enhancing its proximity to the market and its revenue potential. The
Bank´s focus on Family Offices represents its move into a high
potential and demanding client segment. Bank Sarasin´s Board of
Directors has appointed Peter Wild as head of its new Trading and
Family Offices division. With his profound know-how in the area of
trading and his enormous experience in catering for the needs of
Family Office clients, Peter Wild, former CEO of AIG Private Bank
Zurich, will further strengthen Bank Sarasin´s position in these
lines of business and at the same time contribute to the success of
the Bank's growth strategy. Peter Wild starts working for Bank
Sarasin on 1 January 2009.

Familiarity with the market as core competence "Peter Wild is a
well-known figure and a highly experienced banker whose close
familiarity with the market will be a valuable asset and perfect
complement to our existing management team," comments Joachim H.
Straehle, CEO of Bank Sarasin. "Peter Wild will facilitate our access
to the demanding client segment of Family Offices and help us expand
our business activities in this field. At the same time he is
expected to boost our performance in the area of trading. We look
forward to working with him and we are confident that in his capable
hands we will be ideally placed as we continue to successfully pursue
our focused growth strategy."

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Further inquiry note:

Dr. Benedikt Gratzl

Head Corporate Communications

T.: +41(61) 277 70 88

Benedikt.Gratzl@sarasin.ch

Branche: Banking
ISIN: CH0002267737
WKN: 872869
Index: SPI
Börsen: SWX Swiss Exchange / regulated dealing