Zurich (ots)

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The Board of Directors and the Management of Finter
Bank Zürich announce the election of Dr. Marco Lanzi as new Chairman
of the Board of Directors at the Shareholder's Meeting of March 23,
2006. At the same time he accepts Chairmanship of Finter Bank & Trust
(Bahamas) Ltd. He takes over from Martin Murbach who retires.

Dr. Marco Lanzi, born 1952, has held wide-ranging responsibilities
at UBS and he was CEO of the Swiss private banks Cantrade and Ehinger
Armand von Ernst. Today he is a member of an international law firm
in Zurich. His broad experience in banking and law is a welcome
strengthening in a time of rapid structural and regulatory changes.

Finter Bank Zürich (founded 1958) with branches in Zurich,
Chiasso, Lugano and in the Bahamas is active in Private Banking.

Contact:

Vincenzo Di Pierri, CEO
phone +41/44/289'57'57
Fax +41/44/289'57'97
E-Mail: v.dipierri@finter.ch