HSH Nordbank appoints a further member of the Management Board

Hamburg/Kiel, April 14, 2010 - At its meeting today the Supervisory Board of HSH Nordbank appointed Torsten Temp (49) as a member of the Bank’s Management Board.

Effective 1 May, 2010, he will be responsible for the Shipping, Transport and Energy market units. From 1989 Torsten Temp worked for today’s UniCredit, most recently as Head of the Global Shipping unit.

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