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Wegelin & Co. Private Bankers elects new Partners

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St. Gallen (ots)

- Indication: More information regarding this press release is
   available as pdf at http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100009387/ -
Wegelin & Co. Private Bankers have elected
three new Managing Partners with unlimited liability and for the
first time in the history of the bank have also elected seven
Partners with limited liability from within its ranks. This move
reflects the successful growth of Wegelin & Co. in the past few years
and acknowledges the new partners' contribution toward this result.
As of July 1, 2007, Christian Hafner (Head of the Zurich branch), Dr.
Adrian Künzi (Head of the Geneva and Lausanne branches) and Dr.
Christian Raubach (Head of Institutional Clients) will begin their
responsibilities as Managing Partners with unlimited liability.
Complementing these appointments are the election to Partner with
limited liability of; Rolf Kaufmann (Zurich branch), Werner Krüsi
(Head of Client Advisors St. Gallen), Daniel Leveau, CFA (Head of
Quantitative Strategies), Patrik Rüthemann, CFA (Head of Structured
Products), Martin Schenk (Head of the Berne branch), Christoph
Schwalm (Head of IT) and Oliver Widmer (Head of Trading).
This strengthening of the management structure will be a key
factor in the bank's ability to continue pursuing its organic growth
strategy. Over the past few years Wegelin & Co. has experienced an
average annual growth rate in excess of 25 percent, ranking it well
above its peers. Dr. Konrad Hummler, Managing Partner, comments on
the appointments: "Our aim is to strengthen the bank by implementing
an open and flexible management structure. We intend to
systematically follow this path to ensure that our clients and
business partners continue to have direct access to our
entrepreneurial bankers."
Founded in 1741, Wegelin & Co. in St. Gallen is Switzerland's
oldest bank. Three hundred employees work at eight locations
throughout Switzerland and manage assets totaling over CHF 20
billion. The bank maintains its status as a limited partnership and
the current Managing Partners with unlimited liability, Dr. Konrad
Hummler, Dr. Otto Bruderer, Dr. Steffen Tolle, Dr. Magne Orgland and
Michele Moor welcome the new appointments. Wegelin & Co. is
specialized in the provision of asset management services for private
and institutional clients.

Contact:

Dr. Albena Björck
Head of Marketing & Corporate Identity
Tel. (direct): +41/71/242'58'21
E-mail: Albena.Bjorck@wegelin.ch
Internet: www.wegelin.ch