Falcon Group appoints Bruno Meyer as Chief Risk Of

Zurich, April 19, 2017 - Falcon Group appoints Bruno Meyer as new Chief Risk Officer and Member of the Executive Board, effective July 1, 2017.

After a long-standing career at Credit Suisse, Bruno Meyer, a senior professional with a proven international track record and over 20 years of banking experience, joins Falcon Group effective July 1, 2017, in the newly created role as Chief Risk Officer. In his career, Bruno Meyer held various management positions at Credit Suisse, mainly in the risk management and finance areas. Most recently he was Head of Risk Analytics and Communication for Credit Suisse. Additionally, Bruno Meyer is CEO and Board member of the Swiss Risk Association. He holds a Master of Material Engineering from the ETH Zurich.

As a Member of the Bank's Executive Board, Bruno Meyer will report to Walter Berchtold, CEO of Falcon Group. Walter Berchtold on the nomination: "The appointment of Bruno Meyer, a very senior risk and banking professional, complements our Executive Board ideally. His appointment is crucial in our strategic repositioning and in further strengthening our compliance and risk framework. We are delighted to welcome Bruno Meyer in our team."

Bruno Meyer on his appointment: "I am very excited to become part of Falcon's transformation and convinced that the new strategy will enable Falcon to grow."

The Executive Board of Falcon Group will consist of Walter Berchtold (CEO), Urs Zgraggen (CFO), Erich Pfister (Global Head Private Banking), Arthur Vayloyan (Global Head Products & Services) and Bruno Meyer (Chief Risk Officer) as of July 1, 2017.

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Falcon Private Bank is a Swiss private banking boutique with 50 years of expertise in wealth management. We provide first-class financial services to private clients and wealthy families from our headquarters in Zurich and our locations in London, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Our clients benefit from an excellent investment competence as well as from our financial strength and stability, which results from our Swiss heritage and our government-owned shareholder.

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