Paolo Vanini elected new SSPA Vice-President

The SSPA, at its general delegates’ assembly, elected Zürcher Kantonalbank’s Paolo Vanini to the position of committee vice-president. The delegates also opened the door to passive membership in the Association for the first time.

Zurich, October 3, 2008. Prof. Dr. Paolo Vanini, 45, a physicist, head of Zürcher Kantonalbank’s structured products trade and sales and a member of the Swiss Banking Institute of the University of Zurich, is the SSPA committee’s new vice-president. He replaces retiring Peter Scot. Comments SSPA president Roger Studer: “Mr. Vanini has a proven record and extensive experience in the financial engineering of structured products. The committee looks forward to working closely together with him.”