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August 10, 2004
Wachovia Names Certoman CIO for Corporate and Investment Bank

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– Wachovia has named Susan Certoma Chief Information Officer for Wachovia’s Corporate and Investment Bank. In this role, Certoma will be responsible for leading the overall technology activities for the Corporate and Investment Banking Division.

Certoma joins Wachovia from Goldman Sachs & Company, where she most recently held the position of vice president leading the Global Sales Technology organization. She worked closely with the Equities and Fixed Income Business Partners and created the strategic technology platform for sales and trading and the MIS and data warehouse environments across the firm.

“Susan brings years of experience and a wealth of knowledge of financial services and technology to the company,” said Martin Davis, Wachovia’s corporate CIO. “She will be a valuable addition to Wachovia and a key partner to CIB.”

In addition to her IT proficiency, Certoma chaired various committees at Goldman Sachs, including Women in Technology, Learning & Professional Development, Career Development and Project Management. She has also actively participated in various programs including mentoring diversity candidates and external community events and charities.

Certoma earned an MBA in finance and a B.S. degree in management/economics from St. John’s University, Jamaica, N.Y.

She has also worked at several premier financial organizations including Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and CSFB, where she held leadership positions in Technology, Business Line groups and Operations.

About Wachovia
Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the largest providers of financial services to retail, brokerage and corporate customers throughout the East Coast and the nation, with assets of $418.4 billion, market capitalization of $58.3 billion and stockholders’ equity of $32.6 billion at June 30, 2004. Its four core businesses, the General Bank, Capital Management, Wealth Management, and the Corporate and Investment Bank, serve 12 million client relationships (including households and businesses), primarily in 11 East Coast states and Washington, D.C. Its full-service retail brokerage firm, Wachovia Securities, LLC, serves clients in 49 states. Global services are provided through 32 international offices. Online banking and brokerage products and services also are available through wachovia.com.

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