Per-Olov Bergström to Join Rothschild as a Managing Director and Head of Rothschild Nordic

STOCKHOLM, September 14, 2010 – Rothschild announced today that Per-Olov Bergström will join the firm as a Managing Director and Head of Rothschild Nordic.  Mr. Bergström, who will be based in Stockholm, is joining Rothschild effective 15 November, 2010 from Handelsbanken in Stockholm, where he was Head of Corporate Finance.  His appointment follows James Vaux’s decision last year to retire and pursue broader interests, following a successful 20 year career at Rothschild. We are delighted that Mr Vaux will remain as a consultant to the Group. Rothschild is one of the leading advisory