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Transcript of .credit-suisse Annual Report Part 6 Parent company financial statements Notes to the financial...
PART I
2 Financial highlights 2000
4 To our shareholders
PART II
6 An overview of Credit Suisse Group6 Organisation8 Financial review
11 Strategic review
PART III
13 Review of business units 16 Credit Suisse Financial Services23 Credit Suisse Private Banking25 Credit Suisse Asset Management 27 Credit Suisse First Boston
PART IV
30 Credit Suisse Group Risk Management
PART V
50 Consolidated financial statements
PART VI
107 Parent company financial statements
118 Five-year summary of selected financial data
120 Management
126 Main offices
127 Information for investors
PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
Financial statements 110
Income statement 110Balance sheet before appropriation of retained earnings 111
Notes to the financial statements 112
1 Contingent liabilities 1122 Balance sheet assets with retention of title to secure own obligations 1123 Off-balance sheet obligations relating to leasing contracts 1124 Fire insurance value of tangible fixed assets 1125 Liabilities relating to pension plans and other retirement benefit obligations 1126 Bonds issued 1127 Principal participations 1128 Release of undisclosed reserves 1129 Revaluation of long-term assets to higher than cost 112
10 Own shares held by the company and by Group companies 11211 Share capital, conditional and authorised capital 113
Report of the auditors on capital increases to the Board of Directors of 114Credit Suisse Group on conditional and authorised capital increases
12 Significant shareholders and their holdings 11513 Legal reserves 11514 Retained earnings brought forward 11515 Provisions 115
Proposals to the Annual General Meeting 116
Report of the statutory auditors 117
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PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Income statementIncomeInterest income and income from securitiesIncome from investments in Group companiesOther income
Total income
ExpensesInterest expensesPersonnel expenses and directors’ emolumentsOther expensesDepreciation, write-offs and provisionsTaxes
Total expenses
Net profit
Change in %
283) (10
8
20
4839
479230
54
15
)
Changein CHF 1,000
1,258,253(365,155
23,346
916,444
134,2294,125
12,95197,38069,464
318,149
598,295
1999/2000 in CHF 1,000
444,1453,824,018
275,333
4,543,496
279,984119,474144,68320,32330,150
594,614
3,948,882
2000/2001in CHF 1,000
1,702,3983,458,863
298,679
5,459,940
414,213123,599157,634117,70399,614
912,763
4,547,177
110
Balance sheet before appropriation of retained earnings
AssetsInvestments in Group companiesLong-term loans to Group companiesSecurities
Total long-term assets
Liquid assets held at third partiesLiquid assets held at Group companiesSecuritiesOther receivables from third partiesAccrued income and prepaid expenses
Total current assets
Total assets
Shareholders’ equity and liabilitiesShare capitalLegal reserveReserve for own sharesRetained earnings:– retained earnings brought forward– net profit for the year
Total shareholders’ equity
BondsLong-term loans from Group companiesProvisions
Total long-term liabilities
Payable to third partiesPayable to Group companiesAccrued expenses and deferred income
Total current liabilities
Total liabilities
Total shareholder’s equity and liabilities
Change in %
496553
50
–280
) (30) (96
122
22
44
1069
400
) (1915
47
172119
19
–18387
129
35
44
))
)
Changein CHF 1,000
10,625,020854,496987,153
12,466,669
250,0263,017,920
(1,105,082(1,270,212
499,565
1,392,217
13,858,886
538,0918,018,1662,400,000
(368,017598,295
11,186,535
600,000529,98790,869
1,220,856
90,429740,863620,203
1,451,495
2,672,351
13,858,886
31 March 2000in CHF 1,000
21,705,7601,309,3091,861,835
24,876,904
11,078,8653,645,0171,319,333
408,434
6,451,650
31,328,554
5,476,85311,676,078
600,000
1,966,2253,948,882
23,668,038
3,550,0002,521,077
467,951
6,539,028
3,203404,330713,955
1,121,488
7,660,516
31,328,554
31 March 2001in CHF 1,000
32,330,7802,163,8052,848,988
37,343,573
250,0274,096,7852,539,935
49,121907,999
7,843,867
45,187,440
6,014,94419,694,2443,000,000
1,598,2084,547,177
34,854,573
4,150,0003,051,064
558,820
7,759,884
93,6321,145,1931,334,158
2,572,983
10,332,867
45,187,440
Notes
7
11
13
10
14
6
15
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NOTES TO THE PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 Contingent liabilitiesAggregate indemnity liabilities, guarantees and other contingent liabilities– of which on behalf of Group companiesThe company belongs to the Swiss value-added tax (VAT) group of Credit Suisse Group, and thus carries joint liability to the Swiss federal tax authority for value-added tax debts of the entire Group.
2 Balance sheet assets with retention of titleto secure own obligationsThere are no such assets.
3 Off-balance sheet obligations relating to leasing contractsThere are no such obligations.
4 Fire insurance value of tangible fixed assets
5 Liabilities relating to pension plans and other retirement benefit obligationsThere are no such liabilities.
6 Bonds issuedWarrant bonds (ex warrant)Bonds (subordinated)BondsBondsBondsBonds Bonds
7 Principal participationsThe company’s principal participations are shown in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
8 Release of undisclosed reservesNo significant undisclosed reserves were released.
9 Revaluation of long-term assets to higher than costThere was no such revaluation.
10 Own shares held by the company and by Group companiesShares included in financial investments from the banking and insurance businessIn registered share equivalents, including derivativesAt beginning of financial yearAt end of financial year
Shares included in securities trading portfoliosIn registered share equivalents, including derivativesAt beginning of financial yearAt end of financial year
31 March 2000in CHF 1,000
19,903,28019,733,079
8,200
31 March 2001in CHF 1,000
32,300,79632,130,756
0
31 March 2000in CHF m
500250800
1,000500500
–
31 March 2001in CHF m
500250800
1,000500500600
Maturity date
1993–06.08.20011994–15.12.20031997–31.10.20061997–23.05.20071998–15.09.20081999–02.07.20092000–04.10.2004
Interest rate
2.250%6.000%4.000%4.000%3.500%3.500%4.125%
1999/2000in CHF 1,000
3,766 30,389
61,137449,119
No. of shares
13,645 92,224
221,5121,356,857
2000/2001in CHF 1,000
30,389 533,205
449,119840,853
No. of shares
92,224 1,781,276
1,356,8572,752,376
112
11 Share capital, conditional and authorised capital
Share capital as of 31 March 2000
Conditional capitalWarrants and convertible bondsAGM of 4 June 1992Bonds converted 19 November 1992 – 31 March 2000Bonds converted 1 April 2000 – 31 March 2001Warrants exercised 6 August 1993 – 25 September 1996Warrants not exercised (lapsed 26 September 1996)Remaining capital
Warrants and convertible bondsAGM of 29 May 1995Remaining capital
Staff sharesAGM of 28 May 1999Subscriptions exercised 28 May 1999 – 31 March 2000EGM of 29 September 2000 (increase)EGM of 29 September 2000 Subscriptions exercised 1 April 2000 – 31 March 2001Remaining capital 1)
Staff shares (Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette option programs)EGM of 29 September 2000Subscriptions exercised 29 September 2000 – 31 March 2001Remaining capital
Authorised capitalAcquisitions of companies/participationsAGM of 28 May 1999Exercise of convertible bonds from Winterthur 2 March 2000Remaining capital
Acquisition of Donaldson, Lufkin & JenretteEGM of 29 September 2000Acquisition of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette 3 November 2000Remaining capital
Share capital as of 31 March 2001
1) Of which 7,448,170 shares (par value CHF 148,963,400) reserved for rights issued to the management and staff.
Par value in CHF
5,476,852,760
619,500
1,376,600
21,551,720
514,543,340
6,014,943,920
No. ofregistered shares
273,842,638
)) 30,975))
) 68,830
) 1,077,586
)
) 25,727,167
300,747,196
Par valuein CHF
250,000,000) (145,245,000) (619,500) (99,976,900) (23,100
4,135,500
250,000,000250,000,000
120,000,0000
120,000,000240,000,000
) (1,376,600238,623,400
240,000,000) (21,551,720
218,448,280
260,000,000) (32,600,000
227,400,000
600,000,000) (514,543,340
85,456,660
No. of shares
12,500,000(7,262,250
(30,975(4,998,845
(1,155206,775
12,500,00012,500,000
6,000,0000
6,000,00012,000,000
(68,83011,931,170
12,000,000(1,077,58610,922,414
13,000,000(1,630,00011,370,000
30,000,000(25,727,167
4,272,833
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NOTES TO THE PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
114
We have examined the issuance of shares for the period from 1 April 2000to 31 March 2001 in accordance with the resolutions passed by the AnnualGeneral Meeting of Shareholders of 4 June 1992, 29 May 1998 and theExtraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of 29 September 2000respectively, in accordance with Swiss law and the Company's Articles ofAssociation. Furthermore, we have examined the capital increase report dated 3 November 2000 in accordance with Swiss law.
It is the responsibility of the Board of Directors to execute the issuance of new shares in accordance with the Company's Articles of Association. Our responsibility is to examine whether the issuance of new shares wasdone in accordance with Swiss law, the Company's Articles of Association,the applicable offering documents, regulations and contracts. The Board ofDirectors takes responsibility for the capital increase report. Our responsibilityis to examine the information provided therein. We confirm that we meet thelegal requirements concerning professional qualification and independence.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with the auditing standardspromulgated by the Swiss profession, which require that our examination beplanned and performed to obtain reasonable assurance about whether theissuance of new shares is free from material mistakes, and whether materialerrors in the capital increase report would be detected with reasonable assur-ance. We have performed the audit procedures required in the circumstancesand are of the opinion that they form a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion the issuance of 1,177,391 registered shares, with a nominalvalue of CHF 20 each and a total nominal value of CHF 23,547,820, is inagreement with Swiss law, the Company's Articles of Association, the appli-cable offering documents, regulations and contracts. Furthermore, in ouropinion, the information set out in the capital increase report is complete andappropriate and corresponds to the resolutions passed by the ExtraordinaryGeneral Meeting of Shareholders held on 29 September 2000 and the circularresolutions of the Board of Directors dated 3 November 2000.
KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler SA
Zurich, 3 November 2000 and 18 April 2001
Report of the auditors on capital increases to the Board ofDirectors of Credit Suisse Group on conditional and authorisedcapital increases
12 Significant shareholders and their holdingsBZ Group Holding has notified Credit Suisse Group that it held as of 31 March 2001, on a consolidated basis, 26,961,635 registered shares,corresponding to 8.96% of the total outstanding registered shares, of which 4.61% were recorded in the share register with the right to vote.
13 Legal reservesThe change in legal reserves compared to 31 March 2000 equals the capital surplus of CHF 8,103.9 m (1999/2000: CHF 636.3 m) received for newly issued shares, net of issuing costs of CHF 85.7 m (1999/2000: CHF 7.9 m).
14 Retained earnings brought forward
Retained earnings from prior yearTransfer to reserve for own shares
Retained earnings brought forward
15 ProvisionsThis item includes general provisions of CHF 301 m (as of 31 March 2000: CHF 301 m).
in CHF
3,998,208,450(2,400,000,000
1,598,208,450
)
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PROPOSALS TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Proposed appropriation of retained earningsRetained earnings brought forwardNet profit for the year
Retained earnings available for appropriation
Transfer to free reservesTo be carried forward
Total
Proposed par value reductionInstead of distributing a dividend, the Board of Directors proposes a par value reduction of CHF 8 per registered share, reducing the nominal valuefrom CHF 20 to CHF 12. Shareholders holding Credit Suisse Group shares as of 14 August 2001 are eligible for receiving the par value reduction.The cash payment will be made on 15 August 2001.
On behalf of the Board of Directors:Chairman: L. Mühlemann
Executive Board:L. Mühlemann, H.-U. Doerig, P. K. Ryan, O. J. Grübel, T. Wellauer, R. Dörig, A. D. Wheat, R. E. Thornburgh, P. M. Colebatch
Zurich, 27 April 2001
in CHF
1,598,208,4504,547,176,924
6,145,385,374
6,100,000,00045,385,374
6,145,385,374
116
REPORT OF THE STATUTORY AUDITORS
As statutory auditors, we have audited the accounting records and the financialstatements (income statement, balance sheet and notes) of Credit Suisse Groupfor the year ended 31 March 2001.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Board of Directors.Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements basedon our audit. We confirm that we meet the legal requirements concerning pro-fessional qualification and independence.
Our audit was conducted in accordance with auditing standards promulgatedby the Swiss profession, which require that an audit be planned and performedto obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are freefrom material misstatement. We have examined on a test basis evidence sup-porting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. We have alsoassessed the accounting principles used, significant estimates made and theoverall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides areasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the accounting records, financial statements and the pro-posed appropriation of retained earnings comply with Swiss law and theCompany’s Articles of Association.
We recommend that the financial statements submitted to you be approved.
KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler SA
Brendan R. Nelson Peter HanimannChartered Accountant Certified Accountant
Auditors in Charge
Zurich, 27 April 2001
Report of the statutory auditors to the Annual General Meeting of Credit Suisse Group, Zurich
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FIVE-YEAR SUMMARY OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(24
22
10375
Share information 1)
Number of shares issued Shares ranking for dividend Average
Market capitalisationYear-end in CHF mChange in %As a % of SMI (at year-end)
Share price Year-end Year highYear low
Price/earnings ratio (at year-end)Price/book value ratio (at year-end)
Per share ranking for dividend Book value (at year-end)Cash flow (average)Gross operating profit (average)Earnings per share (average)Earnings per share (diluted)Repayment of capital 2)/Dividend
Trading volume on Swiss Exchange (SWX)in CHF m – Total per year
– Daily averagein 1000 units – Total per year
– Daily average
1) Figures for 1996 do not include Winterthur Group.2) Proposal of the Board of Directors to the Annual General Meeting on 1 June 2001.Note: Within the framework of the Swiss Accounting and Reporting Recommendation, Credit Suisse Group has changed its accounting policies in the year 2000 in order to increase the transparency for its insurance business and to align with a more inter-nationally-recognised standard. Prior year’s comperative figures have not been restated for this summary.
31 Dec. 1997
266,128,097265,750,460262,952,238
1997
60,060) 124.9
9.2
1997in CHF
226238
133.75
1997
149.72.5
1997in CHF
88.922.927.01.51.55.0
1997
63,447262.2
346,5791,432.1
31 Dec. 1996
194,307,590194,186,189190,011,086
1996
26,70119.86.4
1996in CHF
137.5139.25105.75
1996
––
1996in CHF
–––––
4.0
1996
34,455142.4
282,2791,166.4
31 Dec. 1998
269,086,369269,086,369267,542,466
1998
57,854(3.77.5
1998in CHF
215382
149.5
1998
18.72.2
1998in CHF
96.022.724.811.511.45.0
1998
115,362459.6
443,8571,768.4
31 Dec. 1999
272,206,488272,206,488271,310,760
1999
86,15348.99.9
1999in CHF
316.5316.5
212
1999
16.52.6
1999in CHF
119.829.433.719.219.17.0
1999
88,107346.9
325,4971,281.5
31 Dec. 2000
300,437,990300,437,990277,775,022
2000
92,5357.48.7
2000in CHF
308388.5
293
2000
14.82.3
2000 in CHF
136.338.643.5
20.8320.75
8.0
2000
108,361431.7
333,8361,330.0
118
109(3817
Consolidated income statementNet interest incomeNet commissions and service fee incomeNet trading incomeNet income from insurance businessOther ordinary income
Net operating income
Personnel expenses Other operating expenses banking business
Total operating expenses
Gross operating profit
Depreciation, valuation adjustments and losses
Profit before extraordinary items, taxes and minority interests
Extraordinary incomeExtraordinary expensesTaxes
Profit/(loss) before minority interest
Minority interests
Net profit/(loss)
Cash flow
Return on equity (ROE)ROE
Consolidated balance sheet Total assetsShareholders’ equityMinority interests in shareholders’ equity
BIS data/ratiosBIS risk-weighted assets (in CHF m)BIS tier 1 ratio (in %)BIS total capital ratio (in %)
Assets under managementTotal assets under management
Number of employeesSwitzerland – banking
– insuranceOutside Switzerland – banking
– insuranceTotal employees Credit Suisse Group
1997in CHF m
4,5796,5925,2824,775(218
21,010
9,9313,979
13,910
7,100
3,214
3,886
1,323) (3,534) (1,074
601
) (204
397
6,026
1997in %
1.7
31 Dec. 1997in CHF m
689,56825,6512,005
31 Dec. 1997
208,38210.916.8
31 Dec. 1997in CHF bn
863.0
31 Dec. 1997
21,4427,108
13,23520,45762,242
1996in CHF m
3,4884,9423,9014,139
) 197
16,667
8,0873,244
11,331
5,336
1,927
3,409
1,340) (5,407) (1,172
(1,830
) (252
(2,082
4,164
1996in %
–
31 Dec. 1996in CHF m
624,39622,8611,844
31 Dec. 1996
199,61510.415.1
31 Dec. 1996in CHF bn
737.0
31 Dec. 1996
23,5536,547
11,26819,17260,540
) )
)
)
)
1998 in CHF m
5,152 8,3272,3785,357
486
21,700
10,5864,473
15,059
6,641
3,832
2,809
1,554) (573) (575
3,215
) (147
3,068
6,066
1998in %
11.7
31 Dec. 1998in CHF m
652,43728,1622,325
31 Dec. 1998
202,07812.017.8
31 Dec. 1998in CHF bn
937.8
31 Dec. 1998
20,6256,827
15,75318,37561,580
1999 in CHF m
5,252 10,8706,5785,060
110
27,870
13,5095,229
18,738
9,132
2,585
6,547
93) (152) (1,149
5,339
) (118
5,221
7,983
1999in %
18.2
31 Dec. 1999in CHF m
722,74634,3681,747
31 Dec. 1999
213,29813.219.1
31 Dec. 1999in CHF bn
1,186.7
31 Dec. 1999
20,8856,569
17,24919,26063,963
2000 in CHF m
5,313 16,5968,7916,166
365
37,231
18,5036,645
25,148
12,083
3,021
9,062
105(1,796(1,349
6,022
(237
5,785
10,734
2000in %
17.7
31 Dec. 2000in CHF m
987,43343,5222,571
31 Dec. 2000
239,46511.318.2
31 Dec. 2000in CHF bn
1,417.0
31 Dec. 2000
21,4546,781
30,66621,63780,538
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MANAGEMENT
Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group
Lukas Mühlemannborn 1950 Chairman since May 2000, Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Credit Suisse Group since January1997
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe1) 3)
born 1944 Vice-Chairman, Chief Executive Officer andVice-Chairman of Nestlé SA, Vevey
Thomas W. Bechtler 2)
born 1949 Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zellweger Luwa Group, Uster
Marc-Henri Chaudet 2)
born 1936 Attorney-at-law
Gerald Clark 2)
born 1943 Vice-Chairman of the Board and ChiefInvestment Officer of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York
Walter B. Kielholz 2)
born 1951Chief Executive Officer and Director of Swiss Re, Zurich
Boards of Directors of Credit“Winterthur” Swiss Insurance
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Thomas Schmidheiny born 1945Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of Holderbank Financière Glaris Ltd., Jona
Vreni Spoerryborn 1938 Member of the Swiss Council of States
Aziz R. D. Syriani 1)
born 1942 President of The Olayan Group, Athens
Daniel L. Vasella 1)
born 1953 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Novartis International AG, Basle
Honorary ChairmanRainer E. Gut
Corporate SecretaryPierre Schreiber
Independent AuditorsKPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler SA, Zurich
Suisse, Credit Suisse First Bo Company and Winterthur Life
Members of the Board of Directors until 1 June 2001
Philippe Bruggisser, WohlenArthur W. Dunkel, Former Director GeneralGATT, GenevaJohn M. Hennessy, Chairman Private EquityCredit Suisse First Boston, New YorkLionel I. Pincus, Chairman and Chief ExecutiveOfficer E. M. Warburg, Pincus & Co. LLC, New York
At the Annual General Meeting to be held on 1 June 2001, Philippe Bruggisser, Arthur W. Dunkel, John M. Hennessy and Lionel I. Pincus will step down from the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group.
The Board of Directors and the Executive Boardof Credit Suisse Group would like to thank the four gentlemen for dedicating their valuableexperience and their talent to the good of ourcompany. With their commitment and supportthey have greatly contributed to the success andprosperity of the Group.
1) Member of the Compensation and AppointmentsCommittee, chaired by Peter Brabeck-Letmathe.
2) Member of the Audit Committee, chaired by Walter B. Kielholz.
3) Lead Independent Director.
ston,
Lukas Mühlemann, Chairman
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe 1), Vice-Chairman
Thomas W. Bechtler 2)
Marc-Henri Chaudet 2)
Gerald Clark 2)
Walter B. Kielholz 2)
Thomas Schmidheiny
Vreni Spoerry
Aziz R. D. Syriani 1)
Daniel L. Vasella 1)
1) Member of the Compensation and AppointmentsCommittee, chaired by Peter Brabeck-Letmathe.
2) Member of the Audit Committee, chaired by Walter B. Kielholz.
Honorary Chairmen Winterthur
Hans BraunschweilerPeter Spälti
About the Board and its Committees
The Board: Credit Suisse Group’sBoard of Directors meets at least sixtimes a year. Being responsible for theoverall direction, supervision and con-trol of the company, the Board reviewsthe Group’s competitive position andapproves strategy and financial plans.The Board reviews reports on theoperations of the Group with a particu-lar focus on risk management andexposure. It reviews significantchanges in the Group’s structure andorganisation. It also assesses the per-formance of the Group ExecutiveBoard and discusses succession plansfor key managers. The Board is active-ly involved in the Group’s major proj-ects including acquisitions, divestituresand major investments. As of June2001, with the exception of theChairman, all Board members are non-employee directors, appointed by theshareholders for a period of four years.
Committees of the Board (effective 1 June 2001): The Board has tworegular committees, the AuditCommittee and the Compensation andAppointments Committee, whosemembers are non-executive directorsand are appointed for one year. In addi-tion, the Board may from time to timedelegate certain tasks to a Chairman’sCommittee, consisting of the Chairmanand the two Chairmen of the regularcommittees to allow an efficient andexpedient handling of urgent matters.
The Audit Committee consists of aminimum of three members and holdsat least four regular meetings eachyear. Its duties and responsibilities in-clude the review of the annual reportand the annual financial statements,the review of relevant reports submittedto regulators, reports by internal andexternal auditors, the annual auditplans as well as the assessment of theaudit, risk management and groupcompliance functions. Moreover, thecommittee is regularly informed aboutlegal, compliance and regulatory mat-ters. The Committee Chairman regular-ly reports to the full Board about thecommittee’s activities and findings.
The Compensation and Appoint-ments Committee consists of a mini-mum of three members. In at least tworegular meetings per year, the commit-tee determines the compensationpayable to the members of the Groupand Business Unit Executive Boardsand other senior managers and ap-proves compensation plans. The com-mittee also reviews and proposesGroup Executive Board appointmentsto the Board of Directors and evaluatesBoard and Committee membershipsfor final approval by the shareholdersand the full Board, respectively. TheCommittee Chairman regularly reportsto the full Board about the committee’sactivities.
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MANAGEMENT
Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group
Lukas Mühlemann born 1950Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Oswald J. Grübelborn 1943
Chief Executive OfficerCredit Suisse Private Banking
Thomas Wellauerborn 1955
Chief Executive Officer Credit Suisse Financial Services
Rolf Dörig born 1957 Chief Executive Officer Credit Suisse Banking
Allen D. Wheatborn 1948Chief Executive OfficerCredit Suisse First Boston
Richard E. Thornburghborn 1952Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board Credit Suisse First Boston
Phillip M. Colebatchborn 1944
Chief Executive Officer Credit Suisse Asset Management
Hans-Ulrich Doerigborn 1940 Vice-Chairman of the ExecutiveBoard and Chief Risk Officer
Philip K. Ryanborn 1956Chief Financial Officer
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Senior Management of the Business Units
Credit Suisse Financial Services
Thomas Wellauer, Chief Executive Officer
Erwin W. Heri, Chief Financial Officer
Wolfgang Schmidt-Soelch 1), Corporate Development
Urs Hofmann 1), Human Resources
Hansjörg Frei 1), Country Management
Manfred Broska, Chief Executive OfficerWinterthur Insurance
Markus Dennler, Chief Executive Officer Winterthur Life & Pensions
Rolf Dörig, Chief Executive Officer Credit Suisse Banking
Olivier Steimer, Chief Executive Officer Credit Suisse Personal Finance
Hanspeter Kurzmeyer, Chief Executive OfficerCredit Suisse e-Business
Ulrich Körner, Chief Executive Officer Technology and Services
1) Member of the Extended Executive Board of Credit Suisse Financial Services.
Credit Suisse Banking
Rolf Dörig, Chief Executive Officer
Rolf Aeberli, Chief Financial Officer
Dominique Folletête, Private Clients
Martin Wetter, Corporate Clients
Bruno B. Pfister, Products
Martin Senn, Trading- and Investment Services
Franz-Josef Groth, Credit Management
Walter Fluck, Credit Recovery
Bruno Bohlhalter, Credit Recovery
Josef Meier, Chief Executive OfficerNeue Aargauer Bank
Credit Suisse Personal Finance
Olivier Steimer, Chief Executive Officer
Richard Lütolf, Chief Financial Officer
Paolo F. Lanzoni, Italy
Pablo Toja Aguirre, Spain
Michael M. Rüdiger, Germany
Antoine Bordelais, United Kingdom
Patrick Nosten, France
Credit Suisse e-Business
Hanspeter Kurzmeyer, Chief Executive Officer
Christoph Brunner, Chief Financial Officer
Romeo Lacher, e-Channels Switzerland
Jürgen Pulm, e-Channels Europe
Fadi Karam a.i., e-Insurance
Jan Nyholm, e-Investment Services
Holger G. Demuth, New e-Businesses
Fadi Karam, Design, Content & Technologies
Winterthur Insurance
Manfred Broska, Chief Executive Officer
John Dacey, Chief Financial Officer
Beat Michel, Management Services/Human Resources/Communications
Erwin Steiger, Switzerland
Peter Gnos, Germany
Fabrizio Rindi, Italy
César Bardají Vivancos, Iberia
Martin Long, United Kingdom
Claude Desseille, Other Europe
Herman Aaftink, North America
Willi Suter, Winterthur International
Kai Dierke, Distribution & Channel Management
Severin Moser, Property & Casualty
Thomas Schmitt, Health & Accident
Peter Höhn, Chief Information Officer
Winterthur Life & Pensions
Markus Dennler, Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Adamec, Chief Financial Officer
Ruedi Hefti, Switzerland
Frank-Henning Florian, Germany
John Finan, United Kingdom
Christen Schnor, Other Europe and Asia
Kaspar A. Ruesch, Operations New Business
Peter Angehrn, Management Existing Business
Hans Lauber, Asset Management
Bruno Müller, IT
Technology and Services
Ulrich Körner, Chief Executive Officer
Bruno Bonati, Chief Financial Officer
Marcel Bührer, Shared Business Services
Andreas Manz, IT Systems Engineering
Karl Landert, Application Development
Roman Müller, IT Production
Stephan Murer, Architecture and Standards
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MANAGEMENT
Credit Suisse Private Banking
Oswald J. Grübel, Chief Executive Officer
Peter A. Derendinger, Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Amstutz, Investment Office
Moez A. Jamal, Finance & Treasury
Yves Maas, Operations
Heinz Roth, Market Group I
Alexandre Zeller, Market Group II
Olivier Steimer, Market Group III
Aldo B. Leoni, Market Group IV
Alex W. Widmer, Market Group V
Reto Donatsch, Chief Executive OfficerBank Leu Ltd.
Independent Private Banks
Reto Donatsch, Chief Executive OfficerBank Leu Ltd.
Bernard F. Stalder, Chief Executive OfficerClariden Bank
Markus R. Toedtli, Chief Executive Officer Bank Hofmann AG
Franco Müller, Chief Executive Officer BGP Banca di Gestione Patrimoniale SA
Richard Hambro, Chief Executive Officer JO Hambro Investment Management Limited
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Credit Suisse Asset Management
Phillip M. Colebatch, Chief Executive Officer
Joseph D. Gallagher, Chief Financial Officerand Head of Europe (a.i.)
G. Moffett Cochran V, President of Americas
Toshio Fukuda, Head of Japan
James McCaughan, Chief Executive Officer of Americas
Andrew McKinnon, Head of Australia
Robert Parker, Head of Global Institutional Distribution
Dilip Rasgotra, Head of Investment Policy Group
Laurence R. Smith, Chief Investment Officer
Heinrich Wegmann, Head of Switzerland andGlobal Retail Coordination
Suisse Group Corporate Cente
Credit Suisse First Boston
Allen D. Wheat, Chairman of the ExecutiveBoard and Chief Executive Officer
Richard E. Thornburgh, Vice-Chairman of theExecutive Board and Chief Financial Officer
Paul Calello, Head of Equity Derivatives andConvertibles
Christopher Carter, Head of Equity CapitalMarkets and European Investment Banking
Anthony F. Daddino, Chief Administrative Officer
Brady W. Dougan, Head of Equities
Bennett J. Goodman, Head of LeveragedFinance
Gates H. Hawn, Head of Financial Services
James P. Healy, Head of Emerging Markets
Stephen A.M. Hester, Head of Fixed Income Division
Hamilton E. James, Co-Head of InvestmentBanking and Private Equity
David C. Mulford, Chairman - International
John Nelson, Chairman - Europe
Trevor Price, Head of Developed Markets -Rates
Joe L. Roby, Chairman of the Business Unit
Stephen E. Stonefield, Chairman - Pacific
Charles G. Ward III, Co-Head of InvestmentBanking and Private Equity
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Ahmad Abu El-Ata, Technology
Kurt Arnold, Tax
Peter W. Bachmann, Accounting/Reporting
Gerhard Beindorff, Investor Relations
Kim Fox-Moertl, Capital and Funding
David P. Frick, General Counsel
Timothy S. Gardner, Human Resources
Stefan Goetz, Corporate Development
Alfred Gremli, Advisory
Tobias Guldimann, Risk Management
Urs P. Hänni, Audit
Philip Hess, Chief of Staff
Stefan P. Hilber, Accounting Systems
Jean-Pierre Huwyler, Security
Fritz Müller, Tax
Ulrich Pfister, Public Affairs
Karin Rhomberg Hug, Communications
Yuji Suzuki, Chairman Japan
Advisory Boards of Credit Suisse Group
The Swiss and the International Advisory Boards discuss topics of significant relevance toCredit Suisse Group’s Swiss and global activities. While not involved in the governance ofthe Group, they provide input and advice to Group management on strategic issues, keyoperational priorities and organisational development.
Ulrich Bremi, Chairman Entrepreneur, Zollikon
Urs Lauffer, Vice-Chairman Partner Lauffer & Frischknecht,Zurich
Franz Albers, Partner Albers & Co.,Zurich
Susy Brüschweiler, Chief ExecutiveOfficer of SV Service AG, Zurich
Martin Candrian, Entrepreneur,Zurich
Melchior Ehrler, Director SwissFarmers’ Association, Brugg, andMember of the Swiss NationalCouncil
Brigitta M. Gadient, Attorney-at-law, Chur, and Member of theSwiss National Council
Rainer E. Gut, Chairman of theBoard of Nestlé SA, Vevey, andHonorary Chairman of CreditSuisse Group, Zurich
Swiss Advisory Board
Felix Gutzwiller, Professor andDirector of the Institute for Socialand Preventive Medicine, Universityof Zurich, and Member of theSwiss National Council
Riccardo Gullotti, Chairman of theBoard of Zschokke Holding SA,Geneva
Urs Hammer, Chairman of theBoard and Chief Executive Officerof McDonald’s Suisse Holding SA,Crissier
André Kudelski, Chairman of theBoard of Kudelski SA, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne
Heini Lippuner, Member of theBoard of Novartis AG, Basle
Paul Meier, Vice-Chairman of theBoard of Neue Aargauer Bank,Aarau
Lukas Mühlemann, Chairman andChief Executive Officer of CreditSuisse Group, Zurich
Erich Müller, Member of the Boardof Sulzer AG, Winterthur, andMember of the Swiss NationalCouncil
Gaudenz Staehelin, Member of theBoard of Barry Callebaut AG,Zurich
Hans-Peter Zehnder, Chairman ofthe Board of Zehnder Holding AG,Gränichen
Roland Zimmerli, Chairman of theBoard of Dätwyler Holding AG,Altdorf, and of Von Roll HoldingAG, Gerlafingen
International Advisory Board
Flavio Cotti, ChairmanFormer Federal Councillor
Franco Bernabè, Chairman ofFranco Bernabè Group, Rome
Kim B. Clark, Dean of the Faculty,Harvard Business School, Boston
Mario A. Corti, Chairman andDelegate of SAir Group, Zurich
Thierry Desmarest, Chairman andChief Executive Officer of Total,Paris
Victor K. Fung, Chairman of theBoard of Prudential Asia, HongKong, and of Li & Fung DistributionGroup, Hong Kong
Fritz Gerber, Honorary Chairmanand Member of the Board ofRoche Holding SA, Basle
Rainer E. Gut, Chairman of theBoard of Nestlé SA, Vevey, andHonorary Chairman of CreditSuisse Group, Zurich
Michael Hilti, Chairman of theBoard of Hilti Corporation, Schaan
Andreas W. Keller, Chairman of theBoard of Diethelm Keller HoldingAG, Zurich
Andreas N. Koopmann, ChiefExecutive Officer of Bobst SA,Lausanne
Jorge Paulo Lemann, Partner GP Investimentos S/C, São Paulo
Lukas Mühlemann, Chairman andChief Executive Officer of CreditSuisse Group, Zurich
Agostino Rocca, President andChief Executive Officer of Techint,Buenos Aires († on 28 April 2001)
Manfred Schneider, Chairman ofthe Board of Management of BayerAktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen
Ernst Tanner, Chairman and ChiefExecutive Officer of Lindt &Sprüngli, Kilchberg
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MAIN OFFICES
Credit Suisse GroupParadeplatz 8P.O. Box 18070 ZurichSwitzerland
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235 locations in Switzerland.
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611 locations in Switzerland.Represented in more than 30 countries worldwide.
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51 locations in Switzerland.Over 40 locations outside Switzerland
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Credit Suisse Asset ManagementBeaufort House15 St. Botolph StreetLondon EC3A 7JJEngland
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3 locations in Switzerland.73 locations outside Switzerland.
INFORMATION FOR INVESTORS
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