EXHIBIT 99.1

BIPIELLE BANK BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Name		Office	Citizenship
Dr. Desiderio Zoncada		Chairman	Italy
Dr. Fabio M. Conti		Vice-Chairman	Italy
Dr. Franco Ambrosetti		Director	Switzerland
Aleardo Cattaneo		Director	Switzerland
Dr. Giampiero Fiorani		Director	Italy
Dr. Raffaele Michele Grippa		Director	Italy
Dr. Paolo Marmont Du Haut Champ		Director	Switzerland
Massimo Pedrazzini, Avvocato		Director	Switzerland
Dr. Mauro Scalfi	General Manager		Italy
Dr. Gianfranco Basta	Deputy General Manager		Switzerland
Guglielmo Vaucher De La Croix	Senior Vice-President		Switzerland
Massimo Bertini Morini	Vice-President		Switzerland
Fiorenzo Indi	Vice-President		Italy
Paolo Locatelli	Vice-President		Italy
Luca Occhetta	Vice President		Italy
Raffaele Miglietta	Vice-President		Switzerland
Federico Tessera	Vice-President		Italy
Marco Torti	Vice-President		Switzerland
Roberto Zambelli	Vice President		Italy
Flavio Pianetti	Vice President		Switzerland