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Charles G. Ward III- President and Chairman of the Asset Management Group. Mr. Ward has served as President and a Managing Director of Lazard Group since February 2002 and is the Chairman of our Asset Management Group. Prior to joining Lazard he was variously the Head or Co-Head of Global Investment Banking and Private Equity of Credit Suisse First Boston or CSFB from February 1994 to February 2002. Mr. Ward also served as a member of the Executive Board of CSFB from February 1994 to February 2002 and as President of CSFB from April 2000 to November 2000. Prior to joining CSFB Mr. Ward co-founded Wasserstein Perella Group in February 1988 and served as President of Wasserstein Perella & Co. from January 1990 to February 1994. Prior to serving at Wasserstein Perella & Co. Mr. Ward was Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and the Media Group at The First Boston Corporation where he worked from July 1979 to February 1988. Mr. Ward has more than 25 years of experience in the investment banking and mergers and acquisitions industry. | 