Barbara Reinhard Joins Credit Suisse as Chief Investment Strategist of Private Banking Americas

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Aug 01, 2011, 03:54 ET

NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit Suisse today announced that Barbara M. Reinhard has joined as Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist for Private Banking Americas.

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As Chief Investment Strategist for Private Banking Americas, Reinhard will be responsible for investment strategy, working closely with Credit Suisse's Private Banking Global Research and Asset Management to deliver global investment themes for Relationship Managers and clients. She will also head the PB Americas Investment Strategy and Advisory Team. Reinhard reports to Stewart Brenner, Head of Private Banking Americas Wealth Management Solutions.

"Barbara is a highly talented investment professional who has advised clients through many market cycles over a 20 year career," said Brenner. "She will be a real asset to our clients and Relationship Managers."

Reinhard joins Credit Suisse from OppenheimerFunds, Inc., where she was a Senior Vice President and Head of Investment Communications. Prior to Oppenheimer, she spent 19 years at Morgan Stanley in a number of increasingly senior positions, most recently as Managing Director and Deputy Chief Investment Strategist for Global Wealth.

Reinhard earned a B.A. in economics from Trinity College and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Credit Suisse AG

Credit Suisse AG is one of the world's leading financial services providers and is part of the Credit Suisse group of companies (referred to here as 'Credit Suisse'). As an integrated bank, Credit Suisse offers clients its combined expertise in the areas of private banking, investment banking and asset management. Credit Suisse provides advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as well as to retail clients in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is headquartered in Zurich and operates in over 50 countries worldwide. The group employs approximately 50,100 people. The registered shares (CSGN) of Credit Suisse's parent company, Credit Suisse Group AG, are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of American Depositary Shares (CS), in New York. Further information about Credit Suisse can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.

Private Banking

In Private Banking, Credit Suisse provides comprehensive advice and a broad range of wealth management solutions, including pension planning, life insurance products and wealth and inheritance advice, which are tailored to the needs of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals worldwide. In Switzerland Credit Suisse supplies banking products and services to individual clients, corporates and institutions.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is an indirect subsidiary of Credit Suisse. The Private Banking USA business in Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is a U.S. regulated broker dealer. It is not a chartered bank, trust company or depository institution. It is not authorized to accept deposits or provide corporate trust services and it is not licensed or regulated by any federal banking authority.

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