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The Board of Directors of EFG International and EFG Bank is today announcing the appointment of Amy Yip as the new Chair of the Asia Pacific Advisory Board, effective immediately. In this role, she will help drive and oversee the further expansion of EFG’s business in Asia Pacific, in line with its 2022 strategic plan.

EFG is executing on its 2022 strategic plan that is focused on achieving profitable growth and effective capital deployment by advancing its business initiatives, hiring CROs and further developing its international footprint.

In line with its 2019-2022 strategic plan, EFG International is expanding its footprint in Southern Europe with the opening of a presence in Lisbon, Portugal, as a branch of its Luxembourg entity, EFG Bank (Luxembourg) S.A. Following the granting of regulatory approvals, EFG is currently in the process of establishing its business in Portugal, which it expects to be fully operational by 01 September 2019. Pedro Rego has been appointed as the new Head of EFG’s Portugal branch, effective as of the official registration on 23 May 2019.

As part of its 2019-2022 strategic plan, EFG International is enhancing its global offering for Independent Asset Managers by expanding its services to include a comprehensive multi-custody platform. The new platform is being developed in partnership with AM-One AG, a subsidiary of Expersoft Systems AG, which is one of the leading providers of innovative software solutions for asset and wealth managers. The new offering will be launched on 01 September 2019. With this step, EFG aims to further strengthen its global coverage of the Independent Asset Manager segment.

To further strengthen its senior management team, EFG International is today announcing the appointment of Angela Bow as the new Deputy Head of Asia Pacific Region, effective 01 June 2019.

As initially announced in its media release of 26 April 2019, EFG International AG intends to repurchase up to eight million of its own registered shares. The share buyback programme starts on 03 June 2019 and will last until 30 June 2020 at the latest.