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ALBERTO WEISSER JOINS LAZARD AS SENIOR ADVISOR

CHICAGO, March 3, 2015 - Lazard Ltd (NYSE:LAZ) announced today that Alberto Weisser has been appointed as a Senior Advisor, effective immediately. Mr. Weisser is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bunge, a leading global agribusiness and food company. He will serve as an advisor to Lazard's Financial Advisory business regarding global agribusiness and related sectors.
"Alberto has extensive international business experience and a keen sense of the challenges facing all our clients, especially those in the agriculture, commodities and food sectors," said George Bilicic, a Vice Chairman of Investment Banking for Lazard. "As the world seeks more efficient and sustainable means of feeding a growing population, the $7.6 trillion agriculture and food industry faces transformative change, and the U.S. Midwest is central to the global industry," added Mr. Bilicic, who heads Lazard's Midwest investment banking business.
Mr. Weisser served as Chairman and Chief Executive of Bunge Limited from 1999 to 2013. During that time he led Bunge through a period of successful transformation and expansion, steering the company through its initial public offering and overseeing 41 acquisitions. He first joined Bunge as Chief Financial Officer in 1993. Prior to that, he served in various financial positions at BASF Group for 15 years. He is an Independent Director of Pepsico, Inc. and a Director of the Council of the Americas. He is also a member of the Latin America Conservation Council.
Lazard's Midwest investment banking business, based in Chicago, delivers Lazard's global strategic and financial advisory services to companies across all sectors in the region. The Chicago office, established in 1988, is home to senior bankers providing advice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate defense, capital raising and restructurings, among other matters, and is a principal office for Lazard Middle Market.

About Lazard

Lazard, one of the world's preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms, operates from 43 cities across 27 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Central and South America. With origins dating to 1848, the firm provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, strategic matters, restructuring and capital structure, capital raising and corporate finance, as well as asset management services to corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments and individuals. For more information on Lazard, please visit www.lazard.com.

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