CS Appoints Brazilian to Executive Board

Credit Suisse has appointed to its global executive board Antonio Quintella, CEO for Brazil and co-head of the global EM council. He will become CEO of the Americas region, succeeding Rob Shafir and based in New York, effective July 1. Credit Suisse CEO Brady Dougan calls Quintella a proven business leader in a key growth markets for the bank. He joined Credit Suisse in 1997 from ING Barings as a senior relationship banker in the investment banking department and was named CEO of the Brazil operations in 2003.