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Lazard Hires Pierre Cailleteau for Sovereign Advisory Group

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Thursday, September 2nd 2010 at 9:36 GMT by Market Wire}  

PARIS--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) announced today that Pierre Cailleteau will join the firm's Sovereign Advisory Group, effective 6th September. Based in Paris, Mr Cailleteau joins the firm from Moody's Investor Services, where he was Global Head of Sovereign Ratings.

This appointment brings additional senior expertise to Lazard's leading Sovereign Advisory business.

Mr Cailleteau, 45, has extensive experience within both the public (Financial Stability Board, IMF, Bank of France) and private sectors (Credit Agricole Investment Bank, Moody's), which will be extremely valuable to the firm's clients, particularly in the current environment.

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