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Richard E. Thornburgh has been a member of the Board and the Risk Committee since 2006. His term as a member of the Board expires at the AGM in 2009. The Board has determined him to be a non-independent member of the Board, due to his former executive functions within Credit Suisse Group.Richard Thornburgh is Vice-Chairman of Corsair Capital, a private equity investment company (since 2006). Prior to that he was a member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group (from 1997 to 2005). Mr. Thornburgh began his investment banking career in New York with The First Boston Corporation, a predecessor firm of Credit Suisse First Boston, in 1976. In 1995, Mr. Thornburgh was appointed Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and a member of the Executive Board of CS First Boston. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Thornburgh served as Chief Financial Officer of Credit Suisse Group and a member of the Credit Suisse Group Executive Board, and from 1999 to 2002, he was Vice Chairman of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse First Boston. In addition, he performed the function of Chief Financial Officer of Credit Suisse First Boston from May 2000 through 2002. From 2003 to 2004, he was the Chief Risk Officer of Credit Suisse Group. In 2004, he was appointed Executive Vice Chairman Credit Suisse First Boston. In this function he oversaw Credit Suisse Asset Management and Private Client Services and was responsible for a number of other areas, including credit risk and strategic risk management, human resources, corporate services and corporate communications. In addition, he was instrumental in the creation of the integrated bank.Mr. Thornburgh received a BBA from the University of Cincinnati in 1974 and an MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1976. He serves on the Executive Committee of the University of Cincinnati Foundation. He does not hold any other significant board memberships. | 