CFR Cullen Frost Bankers Inc

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dallas business and arts leader David J. Haemisegger has been named to the Board of Directors of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., the financial holding company of Frost. With business and volunteer interests ranging from real estate development and management to the arts and education, David Haemisegger and his wife, Nancy Nasher, own and operate NorthPark Center mall in north Dallas. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030109/CFRLOGO) "As an outstanding business and community leader, David Haemisegger brings great expertise in retail and customer service to our board," said Dick Evans, chairman and CEO of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. in announcing the appointment. "We are extremely pleased to welcome David to our company's Board of Directors." After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University, Haemisegger earned an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He was president and chief operating officer of the Raymond D. Nasher Company until 1995, when he became president of NorthPark Management Company. Under the leadership of Haemisegger and his wife, Nancy Nasher, NorthPark recently underwent a $225 million expansion. Haemisegger's board leadership positions include serving as president of the board of directors of The Nasher Foundation and president of the board of directors of The Nasher Sculpture Center. He serves on the board of trustees of the Dallas Museum of Art; the board of advisors of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University; the board of trustees of The Hockaday School and Greenhill School. Additional board of directors memberships include the AFI Dallas International Film Festival and Gilda's Club of North Texas. He is a member of the Dallas Citizens Council, the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers. Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:CFR) is a financial holding company, headquartered in San Antonio, with assets of $14.1 billion at September 30, 2008. The corporation provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking products, investment and brokerage services, insurance products and investment banking services. Frost operates more than 100 financial centers across Texas in the Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio regions. Founded in 1868, Frost is the largest Texas-based banking organization that operates only in Texas, with a legacy of helping clients with their financial needs during three centuries. Renee Sabel 210.220.5416 or Cheryl Jividen 210.352-6965 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030109/CFRLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. CONTACT: Renee Sabel, +1-210-220-5416, or Cheryl Jividen, +1-210-352-6965, both for Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. Web site: http://www.frostbank.com/

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