BIGBANK
Raul Eamets became a member of BIGBANK´s Supervisory Board

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Starting from Tuesday 7th of April 2009 professor of economic department in
University of Tartu Raul Eamets was named the sixth member of BIGBANK AS´s
Supervisory Board. 

Raul Eamets (44) has doctor´s degree in economic science and has worked in
University of Tartu since year 1987. Eamets who is currently working as Head of
Institute of Economics and as a Professor of Macroeconomics in University of
Tartu is an author of many research papers and publications. 

So far, BIGBANK´s Supervisory Board has consisted of five members, including
Vahur Voll, Juhani Jaeger, Meelis Luht, Linda Terras and Parvel Pruunsild as
Chairman of the Supervisory Board. 

BIGBANK AS is a specialised credit institution based on Estonian capital, which
has branches in Latvia and Lithuania and provides its services on cross-border
basis also in Finland. BIGBANK´s loan portfolio amounted to 2,3 billion kroons
and profit amounted to 144,8 million kroons as of the end of year 2008. 
BIGBANK´s bonds are listed in Stockholm Stock Exchange

Additional information:

Targo Raus
Chairman of the Management Board of BIGBANK AS
E-mail: targo.raus@bigbank.ee

Parvel Pruunsild
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BIGBANK AS
E-mail: parvel.pruunsild@bigbank.ee

News Source: NASDAQ OMX

08.04.2009  Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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