Julius Baer Gruppe : Ann Almeida nominated for election to Board of Directors

Ann Almeida, former Group Managing Director of Human Resources & Corporate Sustainability of HSBC Holdings, has been nominated for election to the Board of Directors of Julius Baer Group Ltd. at the Annual General Meeting on 13 April 2016, with effect as of 1 June 2016.

Zurich, 15 March 2016 - Julius Baer has nominated Ann Almeida for election to the Board of Directors of the Group at the Annual General Meeting on 13 April 2016 and also for election to the Board of the Bank. In her distinguished career in the financial services industry, Ann Almeida has held several top global management positions, mainly in the human capital area: amongst others, she spent 23 years at HSBC Holdings where she was latterly Group Managing Director of Human Resources & Corporate Sustainability and a member of the Group Executive Board. She currently holds senior advisory and directorship positions at Jadwa Investments, Fajr Capital, and the Axiata Group. Ann Almeida will commence her mandate at Julius Baer as of 1 June 2016.

'We are very pleased that Ann Almeida has agreed to stand for election to our Board. Her vast experience in the field of human capital, an area that is getting ever more important, further increases the great expertise of the body. In order to make best use of Ann's know-how she will become member of the Board's Compensation Committee,' commented Daniel J. Sauter, Chairman of the Board of Directors.