Deutsche Bank AG : Deutsche Bank to expand its Group Executive Committee

Deutsche Bank's (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB) Management Board announced today that it will expand the Group Executive Committee (GEC) from 12 to 18 members, effective June 1, 2012. The GEC's members will be:

Jürgen Fitschen (63), designated Co-Chairman of the Management Board and the GEC;

Anshu Jain (49), designated Co-Chairman of the Management Board and the GEC;

Stefan Krause (49), Chief Financial Officer and a Member of the Management Board;

Rainer Neske (47), Head of Private & Business Clients and a Member of the Management Board;

Stephan Leithner (45), designated Human Resources, Legal and Compliance Head; CEO of Europe (ex Germany and UK); and a Member of the Management Board;

Stuart Lewis (46), designated Chief Risk Officer and a Member of the Management Board;

Henry Ritchotte (48), designated Chief Operating Officer and a Member of the Management Board;

Gunit Chadha (50), designated Co-CEO of Asia Pacific;

Alan Cloete (49), designated Co-CEO of Asia Pacific;

Michele Faissola (43), designated Head of Asset & Wealth Management;

Colin Fan (39), designated Co-Head of Corporate Banking & Securities and Head of Sales & Trading;

David Folkerts-Landau (62), Head of Research;

Colin Grassie (50), CEO of the United Kingdom;

Robert Rankin (48), designated Co-Head of Corporate Banking & Securities and Head of Corporate Finance;

Christian Ricken (45), Chief Operating Officer of Private & Business Clients;

Werner Steinmüller (57), Head of Global Transaction Banking; and

Richard Walker (61), General Counsel.

The Bank plans in due course to appoint a successor to Seth Waugh, outgoing CEO of the Americas, who, like him, will be a GEC member.

Current GEC members Kevin Parker, Head of Asset Management, and Pierre de Weck, Head of Private Wealth Management, will stand down as GEC members, on May 31, 2012, the day of the Annual General Meeting.

Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee of Deutsche Bank, said: "Together with my colleagues, I am deeply grateful to Pierre and Kevin for their longstanding service to our bank and their outstanding contributions to its success. Pierre has built a world-class Private Wealth Management. Kevin has greatly developed our Asset Management over the years and turned it into an increasingly profitable business. I wish both all the best for the future."

Jürgen Fitschen and Anshu Jain, designated Co-Chairmen of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee of Deutsche Bank, said: "By expanding the Group Executive Committee, we are bringing together a broad team of leaders from our businesses, regions and infrastructure functions at one shared table. This new generation of long-serving managers reflects the Bank's growth and evolution over the past decade. Our team's collective mission will be to serve the best interests of the Bank and all of its many important stakeholders."

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