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Wilmington Trust Adds Management Professionals in Wealth Advisory Services Business

Mr. Sawyer has been named managing director and president of the Southeast region for Wilmington Trust FSB. In this role, he will lead the company's wealth management business in the region, overseeing the delivery of Wilmington Trust's comprehensive services for high-net-worth individuals and families. These services comprise investment management advice and services, personal trust and fiduciary services, and family office services. Investment services are also provided for endowments and foundations. In addition to Mr. Sawyer, Wilmington Trust FSB has hired Mr. Mohr, managing director and head of investment advisory activities for the Southeast region, and Mr. Tautfest, managing director and head of business development in the region. All three join the company from the Atlanta office of a major financial services firm.

"In Jack, Michael, and Todd, we have added a pre-eminent group of wealth advisors to our strong team in the region," said Mark A. Graham, executive vice president of Wilmington Trust and head of WAS. "Their experience, leadership, and talent will be major assets for our clients and their professional advisors as we work to help protect and grow our clients' wealth."

Earlier in his career, Mr. Sawyer was a founding principal of The Arden Group, Atlanta's first private fiduciary firm. He received his Juris Doctor (JD) degree from Mercer University and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia. Mr. Sawyer is active in many community organizations and currently serves as a member of the board of trustees of the Georgia Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Foundation, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding, Open Hand, an Atlanta organization providing home-delivered meals and nutrition education for people suffering chronic disease, Savannah College of Art and Design, and Zoo Atlanta. He is also a member of the Advisory Circle for the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, the Shepherd Center Auxiliary Board, the Atlanta History Center's Civil War to Civil Rights steering committee, and the Woodruff Arts Center's annual corporate campaign foundations committee.

Mr. Mohr was a founding principal of The Arden Group and a portfolio manager with SunTrust Bank. Mr. Mohr received his MBA from Georgia State University and holds a Bachelor's degree from Furman University. He is a graduate of the National Trust School at Northwestern University. Mr. Mohr is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a member of the CFA Institute, and the CFA Society of Atlanta. He is a member of the finance council and the investment committee of the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta and is a member of the board of Eagle Ranch Children's Home, which provides a home, schooling, and counseling for children in crisis.

Mr. Tautfest brings more than 19 years of industry experience to his position at Wilmington Trust. Earlier in his career, he worked in South Florida for Sanford C. Bernstein & Company and J.P. Morgan & Company. Mr. Tautfest holds a Bachelor's degree from The University of Oklahoma and is a member of the board of directors for Open Hand and the Atlanta Botanical Garden. He is also a member of the Atlanta Estate Planning Council. While in Florida, Mr. Tautfest served on the boards of the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Miami Light Project, among other community organizations.

"Perhaps more than any wealth management firm, Wilmington Trust understands what it means to be a fiduciary and the responsibilities associated with serving affluent clients," said Mr. Sawyer. "Michael, Todd, and I are proud to become part of an organization whose fiduciary roots reach back more than 100 years, when members of the du Pont family founded Wilmington Trust as a wealth management firm. We look forward to presenting and delivering our services to clients in the region."

Wilmington Trust's Wealth Advisory Services business offers a comprehensive array of personal trust, financial planning, fiduciary, asset management, and family office services that help high-net-worth individuals and families grow, preserve, and transfer wealth. It maintains 21 offices throughout the United States and focuses on serving families with whom it can build long-term relationships, many of which span multiple generations.

Wilmington Trust Corporation (NYSE: WL) is a financial services holding company that provides Regional Banking services throughout the mid-Atlantic region, Wealth Advisory Services for high-net-worth clients in 36 countries, and Corporate Client Services for institutional clients in 88 countries. Its wholly owned bank subsidiary, Wilmington Trust Company, which was founded in 1903, is one of the largest personal trust providers in the United States and the leading retail and commercial bank in Delaware. Wilmington Trust Corporation and its affiliates have offices in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands, London, Dublin, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, and Amsterdam.

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