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February 21, 2006
Wachovia Names Three Leaders to Coverage Roles Across the Globe

CHARLOTTE – Wachovia has promoted three veteran international bankers to expanded roles in the organization’s Global Financial Institutions and Trade Group (GFIT), a part of the Corporate and Investment Banking group.  The promotions are effective immediately and provide leadership to new geographic areas within the international organization.

  • Jill Enzmann, a managing director, now heads Wachovia’s newly created Western European Area.
  • Dilek Mutus, a managing director, now heads Wachovia’s newly created Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Area.
  • Chuck Silverman, a managing director, now heads up the Indian Sub-Continent and Southeast Asia Area.

“I’ve known Jill, Dilek and Chuck for many years and have seen them in action,” said Michael P. Heavener, executive vice president and head of Wachovia’s Global Financial Institutions and Trade division.  “They are energetic, high-performing leaders equally skilled in the important areas of client relationship building and risk management.  Moreover, they’re already steeped in the history and culture of our global financial institutions business, and I believe our business will benefit from their leadership.”

Carlos Perez, a managing director and a 15-year veteran of the firm, will continue to manage the Americas Area for Wachovia.  Jim Ho, a managing director and a 20-year veteran of the firm, will head up the Greater China and OECD Asia Area.  Wachovia is the No. 1 correspondent banking institution serving the Latin American and Asian markets.

Enzmann has served with Wachovia and its predecessor banks, First Union National Bank and CoreStates since 1982.  In addition to managing Wachovia’s Western European sales effort, she will manage the Multilateral and International Agencies division, which is focused on providing financial services to multi-government organizations and international agencies such as the World Bank, the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.  For the past 10 years, Enzmann has served as United Kingdom Country Manager for Wachovia.  In addition to leading the 200-person London office, Enzmann oversees delivering Wachovia capital markets and investment management solutions for global banks and multilateral institutions in the region.  She is based in Charlotte.

Mutus joined Wachovia predecessor First Union National Bank in 1997 to establish the bank’s Istanbul Representative Office and to serve as the bank’s chief representative for financial institutions in Turkey, Israel and the Commonwealth of Independent States.  In 2001, she received additional responsibility and territory and currently represents Wachovia in Central and Eastern Europe. The most recent promotion adds the Middle East and Africa to the area under her leadership.  Mutus will oversee the company’s activities in Emerging Europe, the Middle East and Africa from her office in Istanbul, Turkey.

Silverman is a 15-year veteran of Wachovia and its predecessor banks CoreStates and Philadelphia National Bank. The newly named head of Wachovia’s Indian Sub-Continent and Southeast Asia Area brings clients and colleagues the benefit of his recent experience leading Wachovia’s acquisition of Union Bank of California’s International Banking group.  Silverman had previously served as managing director of Global Financial Institutions, Payment Services, which supports Wachovia relationship managers and representative offices across the globe.  During his tenure he also has served as a manager of Global Trade Services-Corporates and as manager of Asian Branch Marketing while based in Hong Kong.  Before joining Wachovia, Silverman worked for Bank of New York in the Global Trade Financial Services Division and has also worked as head of sales for TradeCard, a technology company specializing in developing financial supply chain solutions for financial institutions and corporations.  Silverman is based in Wachovia’s Philadelphia office.

Wachovia’s global banking presence includes:

  • Over 3,000 correspondent banking relationships in more than 130 countries
  • Representative offices throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America
  • International processing centers in New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Charlotte, Winston-Salem and Los Angeles
  • Foreign branches in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Taipei, Seoul, Shanghai, London and Frankfurt
  • Foreign exchange desks in Charlotte and London
  • Account relationships with 80 percent of the largest non-U.S. banks
  • Client relationships with more than 300 non-U.S.-headquartered companies and their U.S. subsidiaries

Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) is one of the largest providers of financial services to retail, brokerage and corporate customers, with banking operations from Connecticut to Florida and west to Texas, and retail brokerage operations nationwide. Wachovia had assets of $520.8 billion, market capitalization of $82.3 billion and stockholders’ equity of $47.6 billion at December 31, 2005. Its four core businesses, the General Bank, Capital Management, Wealth Management, and the Corporate and Investment Bank, serve more than 13 million household and business relationships primarily through 3,131 offices in 15 states and Washington, D.C. Its full-service retail brokerage firm, Wachovia Securities, LLC, also serves clients through 719 offices in 49 states, Washington, D.C., and six Latin American countries. The Corporate and Investment Bank serves clients in selected industries nationwide. Global services are offered through 40 offices around the world. Online banking and brokerage products and services also are available through Wachovia.com.


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