W. P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Announces Staff Changes In London And New York

subsidiary, W.P. Stewart & Co. (Europe), Ltd., as an Analyst/Portfolio Manager and as the Director of European Research. Mr. Dikkers will also be working closely with W.P. Stewart Asset Management (Europe) Ltd., the Company's Netherlands based client service and asset gathering subsidiary, to develop the European client base.

Mr. Dikkers is a Dutch national with almost 20 years experience in European and U.S. investment research, portfolio strategy and investment banking. Most recently he served as a Managing Director at Salomon Smith Barney in London. He has a Masters in Business Administration and a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University in New York City. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York.

W.P. Stewart also announced that Robert Rohn, an Analyst/Portfolio Manager and a senior member of the investment team at W.P. Stewart & Co., Inc., the Company's New York investment research and portfolio management subsidiary, would be leaving the Company later this year. He is leaving to pursue other interests, including not-for-profit efforts.

In expressing his appreciation to Mr. Rohn, Bill Stewart commented: "Rob has been a major contributor to the Company's progress and growth for many years. We thank him for all his service to the Company and wish him the his future endeavors."

W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. is an asset management company that has provided research-intensive equity management services to clients throughout the world since 1975. The Company is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda and has additional operations or affiliates in the United States, Europe and Asia.