Citadel Drives International Growth with Another Key Hire

Building upon the firm´s global capabilities and expertise

Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C. today announced that Nick Taylor will
join the firm as Senior Managing Director and Head of Principal
Investments for Asia and Europe.

Mr. Taylor will join Citadel from Credit Suisse, where he
co-founded and led one of Credit Suisse´s internal hedge funds, Modal
Capital Partners.

"Expanding our world-class team is critical to the continued
growth of our franchise on a global scale," said Kenneth Griffin, CEO
and Founder of Citadel Investment Group. "Nick Taylor has rare
expertise and experience, and he will be a major asset as we extend
our investment platform."

"Asia and Europe are some of the most promising regions in the
global capital markets," said Mr. Taylor. "Citadel has a great
reputation for its thoughtful approach to risk taking and investing

and I am pleased to be joining the organization."

Mr. Taylor served with Credit Suisse since 1999, in London, Tokyo
and Hong Kong. Previously, he worked with Credit Suisse First Boston
as a Managing Director of Proprietary Trading in Europe, and worked on
the Risk Arbitrage Desk in Europe for Goldman Sachs. He graduated from
Cambridge University.

Mr. Taylor will report to Tim Throsby, CEO of Citadel Asia.

Mr. Taylor is the most recent in a series of senior-level
appointments at Citadel. Earlier this month, the firm announced that
David Noh, previously with Merrill Lynch, will join as Head of Asian
Merchant Banking. Patrik Edsparr will join as CEO for Citadel Europe
and Head of Global Fixed Income. He joins from JPMorgan Chase.
Additionally, Kaveh Alamouti will join from Moore Capital, as Head of
Global Macro Investments.

About Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C.

Citadel is a leading global financial institution focused on
alternative investment strategies and services. The Citadel group of
companies employs 1,200 professionals worldwide in Chicago, New York
City, San Francisco, Bermuda, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo.