JSC Bank of Georgia announces the key appointment at its wholly owned subsidiary Galt & Taggart Securities (GTS), a leading investment bank in Georgia and Ukraine. Nick Piazza becomes CEO of Galt & Taggart Securities with responsibility for all of GTS’soperations in Ukraine, Georgia and the Regions.

Prior to this appointment Nick Piazza was Head of Sales at Galt and Taggart Securities, dealing primarily with our international institutional clients based outside the country.

Prior to joining GTS, Nick Piazza worked as Director of Corporate Relations at Concorde Capital, coordinating several different departments in the company including sales, research and corporate finance. Before that he worked for Interfax in Moscow. He received his BA degree from the University at Lake Forest College in Chicago, Illinois.

“I am very pleased with this key appointment. Since joining the company earlier this year, Nick has made great strides in improving the effectiveness and profitability of the sales and trading activities in Ukraine and we look forward to working with him in his expanded role as CEO.I believe that Nick Piazza will make a significant contribution to Galt & Taggart’s business in Ukraine, Georgia and Regions by taking us to the next level in terms of providing an outstanding service to all our clients”, commented Nicholas Enukidze, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of JSC Bank of Georgia.