Northern Trust Appoints Gregg Behrens to Lead Its Asia Pacific Businesses

CHICAGO, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northern Trust announcedtoday the appointment of executive vice president Gregg D. Behrens to theposition of head of Asia Pacific for its Corporate and InstitutionalServices (C&IS) business unit. Mr. Behrens, who will move to Singapore fromChicago, will be responsible for all of Northern Trust's businesses andoperations in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Bangalore,China, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, and Singapore. Mr. Behrens will report to Timothy J. Theriault, President, Corporateand Institutional Services, Northern Trust. "As our substantial client base in the region continues to grow, ourlong term commitment to the Asia Pacific institutional marketplace hasnever been stronger," said Mr. Theriault. "Gregg is an experienced andseasoned leader within our institutional business, and he brings the rightmix of energy, talent, and business acumen to this vital new role. Our AsiaPacific clients and prospects will benefit greatly from Gregg'sappointment." Mr. Behrens, 54, has over thirty-three years of experience successfullyrunning and leading various key businesses and corporate and institutionalfunctions at Northern Trust. From 1974 until the mid 1990s, Mr. Behrensserved in various capacities in Northern Trust's former farm managementsubsidiary, as well as its commercial banking business. From 1995 through1997, he served as head of the C&IS Large Corporate Group; was head of C&ISBusiness Services from 1998 through 2001; headed Institutional FinancialServices from 2002 through 2003; headed Personal Financial Services (PFS)National Services from 2003 to 2005; and, most recently, was head ofEurope, Middle East, and Africa asset servicing, based in London, from 2005until returning to Chicago in May of this year. Mr. Behrens holds a B.S. degree from Iowa State University and a M.M.degree from Northwestern University. Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider ofinvestment management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and bankingsolutions for corporations, institutions and affluent individualsworldwide. Northern Trust, a multibank holding company based in Chicago,has a growing network of 85 offices in 18 U.S. states and has internationaloffices in 13 locations in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacificregion. As of June 30, 2007, Northern Trust had assets under custody of$4.0 trillion, and assets under investment management of $766.5 billion.Northern Trust, founded in 1889, has earned distinction as an industryleader in combining high-touch service and expertise with innovativeproducts and technology. For more information, visithttp://www.northerntrust.com .