Mr. Tobias Guldimann has been Member of the Executive Board and Chief Risk Officer of Credit Suisse Group AG since June 2009. He joined Credit Suisse’s Internal Audit Department in 1986 before transferring to the Investment Banking area in 1990. He later became Head of Derivatives Sales, in 1992, Head of Treasury Sales, in 1993, and Head of Global Treasury Coordination at Credit Suisse in 1994. In 1997, he was made responsible for the management support of the Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse First Boston before becoming Deputy Chief Risk Officer of Credit Suisse Group, a function he held from 1998 to July 2004. From 2002 to 2004, he also served as Head of Strategic Risk Management at the Company. Mr. Guldimann studied Economics at Universitaet Zurich and received a doctorate from the same University in 1989.

Mr. Romeo Cerutti has been Member of the Executive Board and General Counsel of Credit Suisse Group AG since April 24, 2009. Prior to that, he was General Counsel of Private Banking division, from 2006 till 2009, and global Co-Head of Compliance of the Company from 2008 till 2009. Before joining the Company, he was Partner of the Group Holding of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie, from 2004 to 2006, and Head of Corporate Finance at Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie from 1999 to 2006. Prior to that position, he was in private practice as Attorney-at-Law with Homburger Rechtsanwaelte in Zurich, from 1995 to 1999, and with Latham and Watkins in Los Angeles from 1993 to 1995. He studied Law at Universitaet Fribourg and obtained his doctorate in 1990. He was admitted to the bar of the canton of Zurich in 1989 and the bar of the state of California in 1992. He also holds a Master of Laws from the University of California, School of Law, Los Angeles.

Ms. Pamela Thomas-Graham has been Member of the Executive Board and Chief Talent, Branding and Communications Officer of Credit Suisse Group AG since January 11, 2010. Prior to joining the Company, she was Managing Director in the private equity group Angelo, Gorden & Co. from 2008 till 2010. She had previously served as Group President of Liz Claiborne Inc.'s women's wholesale apparel business from 2005 till 2008. She was at NBC from 1999 till 2005, where she served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairwoman of CNBC television and Director of CNBC International. She also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CNBC.com. Prior to that, she worked at McKinsey & Company from 1989 till 1999. Ms. Thomas-Graham is Member of the Board of Directors of the Clorox Company. She is also Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Economic Club of New York, and sits on the Boards of the New York City Opera and the Parsons School of Design. She is Member of the Visiting Committee for Harvard Business School. She graduated from Harvard Law School with a Juris Doctor degree, in 1989, Harvard Business School with an Masters of Business Administration degree, in 1989, and Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1985.

Mr. Osama S. Abbasi has been Member of the Executive Board at Credit Suisse Group AG since October 1, 2010. Mr. Abbasi joined Credit Suisse Financial Products, the former derivatives subsidiary of Credit Suisse First Boston, in 1996, from Bankers Trust, where he worked in various trading and marketing positions in Fixed Income and Equities. Mr. Abbasi holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Walter Berchtold has been Chief Executive Officer Private Banking at Credit Suisse Group AG, since January 2006, and Member of the Executive Board of the Company since July 13, 2003. After obtaining a commercial diploma at Neue Schule Zurich, Mr. Berchtold joined Credit Suisse First Boston Services AG, Zurich, in 1982, and, a year later, transferred as a trader to the precious metal and currency options unit of Valeurs White Weld SA in Geneva, which was later renamed Credit Suisse First Boston Futures Trading SA. In 1987, he was given the task of heading the Japanese convertible notes trading team, and in 1988, he assumed shared responsibility for all the business activities of Credit Suisse First Boston Futures Trading AG in Zurich. In 1991, Mr. Berchtold joined Credit Suisse in Zurich as Head of Arbitrage in the Securities Trading department. In the following year, he became Head of the Equity Derivatives Trading department. In 1993, he managed the Equity Trading unit and, in 1994, he took on overall responsibility for Credit Suisse’s Securities Trading & Sales activities globally. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Berchtold was Head of Trading and Sales of Credit Suisse First Boston, Switzerland and thereafter became Country Manager of Credit Suisse First Boston, where he was responsible for the entire Swiss business of Credit Suisse First Boston. From 2003 to July 2004, he was Head of Trading and Sales at Credit Suisse Financial Services and, in April 2004, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Banking at Credit Suisse Financial Services. In July 2004, he was appointed CEO of the former Credit Suisse, a position he held until the merger with Credit Suisse First Boston in May 2005. From May 2005 till year-end 2005, he was CEO of the Credit Suisse division at the Bank.

Mr. Fawzi Kyriakos-Saad has been Member of the Executive Board and Regional Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse EMEA at Credit Suisse Group AG since July 1, 2010. Mr. Kyriakos-Saad holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the American University of Beirut and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University, New York. Prior to assuming the role of CEO of the EMEA region in July 2010, Mr. Kyriakos-Saad was CEO of Russia, the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Turkey for Credit Suisse. He joined the Company in 2006 from JPMorgan Chase, where he worked in a variety of senior fixed income and emerging market management roles. Before joining JPMorgan Chase, he spent eight years at Goldman Sachs in New York and London. Mr. Kyriakos-Saad is Member of the Board of Directors of the Lebanese International Finance Executives.

Mr. Karl Landert has been Chief Information Officer and Member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group AG since June 25, 2009. He served as Chief Information Officer from February 29, 2008 till June 25, 2009. Previously, he was Chief Information Officer of Private Banking division and Chief Information Officer Europe. He joined the Company, in 2001, as Head Application Development and he was appointed Head of IT (Information Technology) in 2004. Before joining the Company, he served, from 1998 till 2001, as Chief Information Officer and Head of Global IT Management of Novartis Pharma AG. From 1985 till 1998, he held various management positions in sales and systems engineering at IBM Switzerland. He studied at Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich) and received his degree in Physics in 1984. He is Member of the Board of Swiss IT Leadership Forum, among others.

Mr. Hans-Ulrich Meister has been Member of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer Switzerland at Credit Suisse Group AG since September 1, 2008. Until 2007, Mr. Meister was Head of Business Banking for UBS. His responsibilities included retail and corporate banking as well as coverage of multinational companies and institutional clients in Switzerland. He was Member of the Group Managing Board of UBS. He joined UBS in 1983. He holds a Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the ZHAW Zuercher Hochschule fuer Angewandte Wissenschaften. In addition, he has completed the Advanced Management Programs of the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and the Harvard Business School in the United States. He is Head of Private and Business Banking Switzerland.

Mr. Antonio C. Quintella has been Member of the Executive Board and Regional Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Americas at Credit Suisse Group AG since July 1, 2010. Mr. Quintella holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Pontificia Universidade Catolica of Rio de Janeiro and a Master of Business Administration from the London Business School. Mr. Quintella joined Credit Suisse in 1997 from ING Barings as a senior relationship banker in the Investment Banking department and was named CEO of Credit Suisse Brazilian operations, in 2003. As CEO of Brazil, he oversaw the expansion of the Bank’s presence in the Brazilian market, including the acquisition of Hedging- Griffo in 2006. Mr. Quintella is Member of the Board of Directors of Febraban, the Brazilian bank association, and is Member of the global advisory council of the London Business School.

Mr. Robert S. Shafir has been Member of Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer Asset Management at Credit Suisse Group AG since July 1, 2010. He was Member of Executive Board and CEO Asset Management at Credit Suisse Group AG since April 2, 2008 until July 1, 2010. He has served as Member of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer, Credit Suisse Americas from August 1, 2007 till April 2, 2008. Mr. Shafir received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Lafayette College, in 1980, and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, in 1984. Mr. Shafir joined the Company from Lehman Brothers, where he worked for 17 years, having served as Head of Equities as well as Member of their Executive Committee. He also held other senior roles, including Head of European Equities and Global Head of Equities Trading, and played a key role in building Lehman’s equities business into a global, institutionally focused franchise. Prior to that, he worked at Morgan Stanley in the preferred stock business within the fixed income division. Mr. Shafir is Member of the Board of Directors of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Dwight School Foundation.

Mr. Eric M. Varvel has been Member of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer Credit Suisse EMEA of Credit Suisse Group AG since 2010. Prior to his current function, Mr. Varvel was Co-Head of the Global Investment Banking department and Head of the Global Markets Solutions Group in the Investment Banking division of Credit Suisse for over three years, based in New York. Before that, Mr. Varvel spent 15 years in the Asia Pacific region in a variety of senior roles, including Head of Investment Banking and Emerging Markets Coverage for the Asia Pacific region ex-Japan and as Head of Fixed Income Sales and Corporate Derivative Sales. During that time, Mr. Varvel was based in Tokyo, Jakarta and Singapore. Mr. Varvel joined the Bank in 1990. Previously, he worked as an analyst for Morgan Stanley in its investment banking department in New York and Tokyo. Mr. Varvel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Finance from Brigham Young University.

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Mr. Jassim Bin Hamad Jasem Al Thani has been Member of the Board of Directors at Credit Suisse Group AG since April 30, 2010. Since April 2005, Mr. Al Thani has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatar Islamic Bank. He is also Chairman of QInvest, QIB (UK), Damaan Islamic Insurance Co. (BEEMA) and Q-RE LLC. He is Member of the Board of Directors of Qatar Navigation Company, Qatar Insurance Company and ARCAPITA Bank and Chief Executive Officer of Al Mirqab Capital LLC. Mr. Al Thani completed his studies in the State of Qatar and graduated as an Officer Cadet from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, the United Kingdom.

Mr. Richard E. Thornburgh has been Member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG since 2006. He is Chairman of the Risk Committee and Member of the Governance Committee at the Company. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1974, and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School, Massachusetts, in 1976, and then began his investment banking career in New York with The First Boston Corporation, a predecessor firm of Credit Suisse First Boston. In 1995, Mr. Thornburgh was appointed Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and a member of the Executive Board of CS First Boston. In 1997, he was appointed Member of the Group Executive Board where he served until 2005. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Thornburgh was the Chief Financial Officer of Credit Suisse Group 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 of Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Thornburgh has also serves on the Boards of Directors of Reynolds American Inc. (RAI), Winston-Salem, and The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, both since 2011, CapStar Bank, Nashville, since 2008, and New Star Financial Inc., Boston, since 2006. Furthermore, he serves on the Executive Committee of the University of Cincinnati Foundation and the Investment Committee of the University of Cincinnati.

Mr. Robert H. Benmosche has served as Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG from 2002 until August 10, 2009 and rejoined the Board on April 30, 2010. He has been Member of the Compensation Committee of the Company since 2003. Mr. Benmosche is the President and CEO of AIG, New York. He was the Chairman of the Board and the CEO of MetLife, Inc., New York, from the demutualization of the company in 2000, and of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, from 1998 until his retirement in 2006. Before joining MetLife in 1995, Mr. Benmosche was with PaineWebber, New York, for 13 years. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Alfred University in 1966.

Ms. Noreen Doyle has been Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG since 2004. She has been Member of the Risk Committee at the Company since 2009. Ms. Doyle was First Vice President and Head of Banking of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) from 2001 to 2005. She joined the EBRD, in 1992, as Head of syndications, was appointed Chief Credit Officer, in 1994, and became Deputy Vice President, Risk Management in 1997. Prior to joining the EBRD, Ms. Doyle spent 18 years at Bankers Trust Company with assignments in Houston, New York and London. Ms. Doyle currently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Newmont Mining Corporation, QinetiQ Group Plc. Moreover, she is Member of the Advisory Board of the Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund and the Macquarie Renaissance Infrastructure Fund. Ms. Doyle received a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from The College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York, in 1971 and a Master of Business Administration from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, in 1974.

Mr. Walter B. Kielholz has been Independent Member of the Board of Directors at Credit Suisse Group AG since April 24, 2009. In addition, he serves as Member of the Compensation Committee since 2009 and a member of the Chairman’s and Governance Committee. He served as Company's Chairman of the Board and the Chairman’s and Governance Committee from 2003 to 2009 and as Chairman of the Audit Committee from 1999 to 2002. His career began at the General Reinsurance Corporation, Zurich, in 1976. After working in the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy, Mr. Kielholz assumed responsibility for the company's European marketing. In 1986, he joined the Company and was responsible for client relations with insurance groups in the Multinational Services department. Mr. Kielholz joined Swiss Re, Zurich, in 1989. He became Member of Swiss Re's Executive Board, in 1993, and was Swiss Re's Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2002. Board Member since 1998, he became Executive Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Re in 2003 and Vice-Chairman in 2007. Mr. Kielholz is Board Member of the Geneva Association, the European Financial Roundtable and the Institute of International Finance. Mr. Kielholz is Board of Directors Member of the Geneva Association, among others. Mr. Kielholz studied Business Administration at Universitaet St. Gallen, and graduated in 1976 with a Masters degree in Business Finance and Accounting.

Mr. Andreas N. Koopmann has been Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG since April 24, 2009. He is Member of the Risk Committee at the Company. He is former Chief Executive Officer of Bobst Group S.A. From 1982 to 2009, he held various positions at Bobst Group S.A. He was Member of its Board of Directors, from 1998 to 2002, and Group Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to May 2009. From 2010 until February 2012, Mr. Koopmann was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alstom (Suisse) SA. Since 2010, he has also been a member of the Board of Directors of Georg Fischer AG where he took over the presidency of the Board of Directors in March 2012. Since 2003, Mr. Koopmann has been a member of the Board of Directors of Nestle SA, its first Vice Chairman and Member of its Chairman’s and Corporate Governance Committee, among others. He graduated from Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich) with a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering and from IMEDE Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland with a Masters of Business Administration degree.

Mr. Jean Lanier has been Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG since 2005. He is Member of the Audit Committee at the Company. Mr. Lanier is the former Chairman of the Managing Board and Group Chief Executive Officer of Euler Hermes, Paris. He also chaired the Boards of the principal subsidiaries of the group. He held these functions from 1998 until 2004. Prior to that, he was Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of SFAC, which later become Euler Hermes SFAC, from 1990 to 1997, and of the Euler Group from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Lanier started his career at the Paribas Group in 1970, where he worked, until 1983, and held among others the functions of Senior Vice President of Paribas Group Finance division and Senior Executive for North America of the Paribas Group in New York. In 1983, he joined the Pargesa Group, where he held the positions of President of Lambert Brussels Capital Corporation in New York, from 1983 to 1989, and Managing Director of Pargesa, based in Paris and Geneva, from 1988 to 1990. Mr. Lanier is Chairman of the Boards of Directors for Swiss RE Europe SA, Swiss RE International SE and Swiss RE Europe Holdings SA. He is a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur in France and Member of the Board of the Foundation La Fondation Internationale de l’Arche. He holds a Masters of Engineering from the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, in 1969, and a Masters of Sciences in Operations Research and Finance from Cornell University, New York, in 1970.

Mr. Aziz R.D. Syriani has been Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG since 1998. He is Member of the Governance Committee at the Company since 2003. He is Chairman of the Compensation Committee at the Company since 2004. He has been with the Olayan Group, since 1978, and serves as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2002. Mr. Syriani has served on the Board of Directors of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Los Angeles, since 1983, where he is currently the Lead Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, as well as a member of the Executive and the Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Syriani holds a Law degree from the University of St. Joseph in Beirut, obtained in 1965, and a Master of Laws degree from Harvard University, Massachusetts obtained in 1972.

Dr. David W. Syz has been Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG since 2004. He is Member of the Audit Committee at the Company. After completing his studies at the Law School of the University of Zurich and receiving a doctorate from the same university, in 1972, and an Masters of Business Administration at Institut Europeen d'Administration des Affairs (European Institute for Business Administration, INSEAD), Fontainebleau, in 1973, Mr. Syz started his career as Assistant to Director at the Union Bank of Switzerland in Zurich and subsequently held the equivalent position at Elektrowatt AG, Zurich. In 1975, he was appointed Head of Finance at Staefa Control System AG and became Managing Director after four years. From 1982 to 1984, he was also Chief Executive Officer of Cerberus AG. In 1985, Mr. Syz returned to Elektrowatt AG as Director and Head of Industries and Electronics. In 1996, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft Holding AG, Neuhausen. Appointed State Secretary in 1999, Mr. Syz took charge of the new State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, a function from which he retired in 2004. Mr. Syz is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Huber & Suhner AG, among others.

Mr. John Tiner has been Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG since April 24, 2009. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee at the Company since 2011. He is Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UK Financial Services Authority (FSA). Mr. Tiner is CEO of Resolution Operations LLP. He is Member of the Board of Directors of Lucida Plc, among others. In recognition of his contribution to the financial services industry, Mr. Tiner was awarded Commander of the British Empire in 2008 and he was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters at Kingston University in 2010.

Mr. Anton van Rossum has been Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG since 2005. He is Member of the Risk Committee at the Company. Mr. van Rossum was Chief Executive Officer of Fortis, the Benelux banking and insurance group, from 2000 to 2004. He was also Member of the Board of Directors of Fortis and chaired the Boards of the principal subsidiaries of the group. Prior to that, Mr. van Rossum worked for 28 years with McKinsey and Company, where he led a number of top management consulting assignments with a focus on the banking and insurance sectors. He was elected Principal and Director of the firm in 1979 and 1986, respectively. He is Member of the Board of Directors of Solvay S.A., among others. 1969. Mr. van Rossum is Member of the Supervisory Board of Munich Re AG and chairs the Supervisory Board of Royal Vopak NV, Rotterdam. In addition, he is Member of the Board of Directors of Solvay SA, Brussels, Member of the Supervisory Board of Rodamco Europe NV, Amsterdam and chairs the Supervisory Board of Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam. He also chairs the Board of Trustees of the Netherlands Economics Institute and sits on the boards of several cultural, philanthropic and educational institutions. He studied Economics and Business Administration at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, where he obtained a Bachelors degree in 1965 and a Masters degree in 1969.

Mr. Peter F. Weibel has been Independent Member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG since 2004. He has been Member of the Governance Committee and the Audit Committee since 2004. After completing his studies in Economics at Universitaet Zurich in 1968, including a doctorate in 1972, and after working as a consultant at IBM Switzerland for three years, Mr. Weibel joined the Central Accounting Department at UBS in 1975 and later became a Senior Vice President in its Corporate Banking division. In 1988, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Revisuisse, one of the predecessor companies of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich, and served as Member of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Oversight Board from 1998 to 2001. He retired from his function as Chief Executive Officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Zurich, in the summer of 2003. He is Chairman of the Executive MBA Program of Universitaet Zuerich, among others.