UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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Form
6-K
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REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
January 11,
2010
Commission File
Number 001-15244
CREDIT
SUISSE GROUP AG
(Translation of
registrant’s name into English)
Paradeplatz 8, P.O.
Box 1, CH-8070 Zurich, Switzerland
(Address of
principal executive office)
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Commission File
Number 001-33434
CREDIT
SUISSE AG
(Translation of
registrant’s name into English)
Paradeplatz 8, P.O.
Box 1, CH-8070 Zurich, Switzerland
(Address of
principal executive office)
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Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of
Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer
must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s
“home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the
registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is
not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the
registrant’s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already
been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on
EDGAR.
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form
is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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If
“Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-.
This report is
being filed by Credit Suisse Group AG and Credit Suisse AG to be incorporated by
reference in their Registration Statement on Form F-3 (file no.
333-158199).
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CREDIT
SUISSE GROUP AG
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Paradeplatz
8
P.O.
Box
CH-8070
Zurich
Switzerland
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Telephone +41
844 33 88 44
Fax +41
44 333 88 77
media.relations@credit-suisse.com
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Media
Release
Pamela
Thomas-Graham appointed Member of the Executive Board and Chief Talent, Branding
and Communications Officer
Zurich, January 11,
2010 Credit Suisse today
announced the appointment of Pamela Thomas-Graham in the new role of Chief
Talent, Branding and Communications Officer. She will be a member of the
Executive Boards of Credit Suisse Group and Credit Suisse, and will have global
responsibility for Human Resources, Corporate Communications, Corporate Branding
and Advertising. Pamela Thomas-Graham joins Credit Suisse on the 11th of January
and will report to Brady Dougan, CEO of Credit Suisse. Harald Stoehr, Global
Head of Human Resources and Charles Naylor, Global Head of Corporate
Communications and Branding will continue in their current roles and will now
report to Pamela Thomas-Graham.
Brady W. Dougan,
CEO of Credit Suisse said: «Outstanding talent and an excellent reputation are
core to our success. Today we have a great opportunity to differentiate Credit
Suisse as a leading global bank. In this newly created role, the priorities for
Pamela will be to help build the position of Credit Suisse as the best place to
work in our industry and the world’s most admired bank. With her background in
strategy consulting, media and brand marketing and her broad leadership
experience Pamela is ideally qualified to help us lead change at Credit Suisse
and to develop our people and our brand.»
Pamela
Thomas-Graham said: «I am very excited and honored to join Credit Suisse at this
point in its development. The firm has emerged as a leader in its field. Its
business model and global reach position the company extremely well in a rapidly
changing environment, and I’m eager to start working with an organization with
such great talent.»
Most recently,
Pamela Thomas-Graham was a Managing Director in the private equity group of
Angelo, Gordon & Co. in New York. Her previous roles include Group
President, Liz Claiborne and President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of
CNBC television and CNBC.com. She served as an associate and later as a partner
at McKinsey & Company for ten years. Pamela graduated with an M.B.A. from
Harvard Business School and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where she was a
member of the Harvard Law Review. She graduated from Harvard University with a
B.A. in Economics.
She is originally
from Detroit, Michigan, and currently resides in New York, with her husband and
their three children.
Information
Media Relations
Credit Suisse AG, telephone +41 844 33 88 44,
media.relations@credit-suisse.com
Investor Relations
Credit Suisse AG, telephone +41 44 333 71 49,
investor.relations@credit-suisse.com
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January 11,
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Credit
Suisse AG
Credit Suisse AG is
one of the world's leading financial services providers and is part of the
Credit Suisse group of companies (referred to here as 'Credit Suisse'). As an
integrated bank, Credit Suisse offers clients its combined expertise in the
areas of private banking, investment banking and asset management. Credit Suisse
provides advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to
companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as
well as to retail clients in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is headquartered in
Zurich and operates in over 50 countries worldwide. The group employs
approximately 47,400 people. The registered shares (CSGN) of Credit Suisse's
parent company, Credit Suisse Group AG, are listed in Switzerland and, in the
form of American Depositary Shares (CS), in New York. Further information about
Credit Suisse can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.
Cautionary
statement regarding forward-looking information
This press release
contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. In addition, in the
future we, and others on our behalf, may make statements that constitute
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements may include, without
limitation, statements relating to the following:
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our plans,
objectives or goals;
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our future
economic performance or prospects;
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the potential
effect on our future performance of certain contingencies;
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assumptions
underlying any such statements.
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Words such as
“believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends” and “plans” and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the
exclusive means of identifying such statements. We do not intend to update these
forward-looking statements except as may be required by applicable securities
laws. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks
and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that predictions,
forecasts, projections and other outcomes described or implied in
forward-looking statements will not be achieved. We caution you that a number of
important factors could cause results to differ materially from the plans,
objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such
forward-looking statements. These factors include:
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maintain sufficient liquidity and access capital
markets;
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market and
interest rate fluctuations;
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the strength
of the global economy in general and the strength of the economies of the
countries in which we conduct our operations, in particular the risk of a
continued US or global economic downturn in 2009 and
beyond;
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the direct and
indirect impacts of continuing deterioration of subprime and other real
estate markets;
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further
adverse rating actions by credit rating agencies in respect of structured
credit products or other credit-related exposures or of monoline
insurers;
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the ability of
counterparties to meet their obligations to
us;
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the effects
of, and changes in, fiscal, monetary, trade and tax policies, and currency
fluctuations;
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political and
social developments, including war, civil unrest or terrorist
activity;
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possibility of foreign exchange controls, expropriation, nationalization
or confiscation of assets in countries in which we conduct our
operations;
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operational
factors such as systems failure, human error, or the failure to implement
procedures properly;
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actions taken
by regulators with respect to our business and practices in one or more of
the countries in which we conduct our
operations;
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the effects of
changes in laws, regulations or accounting policies or
practices;
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competition in
geographic and business areas in which we conduct our
operations;
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the ability to
retain and recruit qualified
personnel;
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the ability to
maintain our reputation and promote our
brand;
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the ability to
increase market share and control
expenses;
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technological
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the timely
development and acceptance of our new products and services and the
perceived overall value of these products and services by
users;
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acquisitions,
including the ability to integrate acquired businesses successfully, and
divestitures, including the ability to sell non-core
assets;
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the adverse
resolution of litigation and other
contingencies;
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the ability to
achieve our cost efficiency goals and other cost targets;
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our success at
managing the risks involved in the
foregoing.
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We
caution you that the foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive. When
evaluating forward-looking statements, you should carefully consider the
foregoing factors and other uncertainties and events, as well as the information
set forth in our Form 20-F Item 3 – Key Information – Risk Factors.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG and CREDIT SUISSE
AG
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ Romeo Cerutti
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(Signature)*
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General
Counsel
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Credit Suisse
Group AG and Credit Suisse AG
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Date:
January 11, 2010
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/s/ Charles
Naylor
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Head of
Corporate Communications
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*Print the
name and title under the signature of the signing officer.
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Credit Suisse
Group AG and Credit Suisse AG
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