Deirdre Guice Minor, UBS Managing Director, Named to Savoy Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America

New York, NY -- UBS Managing Director, Deirdre Guice Minor, has been named to Savoy Magazine's 2016 list of the Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America. The list recognizes some of the most accomplished African American business leaders from a range of industries, who were selected based on an exemplary record of professional achievement, corporate influence and dedication to community service.

"We are extremely proud of Deirdre's well-deserved recognition," said Blake Moore, head of Americas at UBS Asset Management. "In addition to being instrumental to the growth of UBS Asset Management, her involvement in the broader UBS community and public exemplify the UBS behaviors of Integrity, Collaboration and Challenge."

Guice Minor leads Public Fund business development on the east coast for UBS Asset Management, where she helps expand the firm’s business and advises public pension and institutional investor clients on their investment strategies. She joined UBS in 2011, where she managed Consultant Relations, and has previously held leadership roles at Rothschild Asset Management, Oppenheimer Capital, Gartmore Investment Management and Dreyfus Investment Advisors. She has more than 20 years of experience in financial services and asset management.

"It's an honor to be listed among so many esteemed business leaders and recognized for the work performed on behalf of my clients and community," said Guice Minor.

At UBS, Guice Minor has been extensively involved in professional development initiatives. She helped create and expand "Forward," the firm's sponsorship program for high-performing women, which advances their leadership skills and provides the networks essential for career growth. In her community, she is an active member of the Council of Urban Professional's Leadership Board, National Council on Teacher Retirement's Corporate Advisory Committee and a board member of Brightpoint Health.

Guice Minor holds a degree in Business Administration from Florida A&M University, and lives in South Orange, New Jersey with her husband and three children.

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UBS is committed to providing wealthy, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as private clients in Switzerland, with superior financial advice and solutions while generating attractive and sustainable returns for shareholders. Its strategy centers on its Wealth Management and Wealth Management Americas businesses and its leading universal bank in Switzerland, complemented by its Asset Management business and its Investment Bank. These businesses share three key characteristics: they benefit from a strong competitive position in their targeted markets, are capital-efficient, and offer a superior structural growth and profitability outlook. UBS's strategy builds on the strengths of all of its businesses and focuses its efforts on areas in which it excels, while seeking to capitalize on the compelling growth prospects in the businesses and regions in which it operates. Capital strength is the foundation of its success.

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