Greg Morris Joins UBS Investment Bank's Equities Group as US Head of Structuring

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Tue May 20, 2008 8:30am EDT

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
UBS announced today that Greg Morris has joined UBS Investment
Bank's Equities group as US Head of Structuring. He is based in
Stamford, CT and reports to Raul Esquivel, Head of Equities in the
Americas, and Jason Barron, Global Head of Equity Derivatives. In
addition, Morris will join the Equity Derivatives Managing Board.

   In this new role, Morris will focus on developing structured
products and aligning sales and trading in the Equities business to
strengthen UBS's solutions-based approach to clients and develop new
business streams.

   "We continue to see strong growth in global demand for equity
derivative products and, as the leading equities firm in the world,
UBS is committed to remaining at the forefront of product innovation,"
said Esquivel. "We are excited for Greg to join UBS, as he brings a
depth of expertise in the development of derivatives and other
structured products that will strengthen our offering of unique and
innovative solutions to our clients."

   Morris joins UBS from Deutsche Bank where he worked for eight
years as a Managing Director and Head of Global Markets Equity
Structuring Americas. His past experience also includes managing the
corporate fixed income derivatives structuring and marketing desk at
Credit Suisse Financial Products, and as a Senior Project Engineer at
Exxon Company USA.

   Morris holds an MBA from Tulane University as well as a BSE in
Materials Science and a BS in Economics from University of
Pennsylvania.

   UBS is one of the world's leading financial firms, serving a
discerning international client base. Its business, global in scale,
is focused on growth. As an integrated firm, UBS creates added value
for clients by drawing on the combined resources and expertise of all
its businesses.

   UBS is the leading global wealth manager, a leading global
investment banking and securities firm, and one of the largest global
asset managers. In Switzerland, UBS is the market leader in retail and
commercial banking.

   UBS is present in all major financial centers worldwide. It has
offices in 50 countries, with about 38% of its employees working in
the Americas, 33% in Switzerland, 16% in the rest of Europe and 13% in
Asia Pacific. UBS employs more than 80,000 people around the world.
Its shares are listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SWX), the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).

UBS
Media Relations
Kelly Smith, +1-212-882-5699
www.ubs.com

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