Wolber promoted; Bareman, Lehman and Dalrymple hired at Saturna Capital

Bellingham, WA (September 8, 2010) — Saturna Capital is pleased to announce the promotion of Rochelle Wolber and the hiring of James Bareman and Alisha Lehman.

Rochelle Wolber was promoted to brokerage operations manager of Saturna Brokerage Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saturna Capital. She joined Saturna in 2008 and previously held the position of senior wholesale coordinator. Wolber holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Bowling Green State University.

James Bareman joined Saturna as an associate programmer in June. He has over 13 years of software development and information technology leadership experience. Bareman holds a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. He most recently held the position of information services director at School Specialty Planning and Student Development (formerly Premier Agendas, Inc.) in Bellingham, Wash.

Alisha Lehman was hired in August as administrative coordinator supporting Saturna's team of six regional field representatives. Lehman holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Walden University. Previously, Lehman was administrative assistant at Riverstone Residential Group in Bellingham, Wash.

Dalrymple graduated with honors from Western Washington University in December 2009 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Previously, Dalrymple wrote resumes and professional biographies for clients of CareerPerfect.com, a partner of Monster.com. He also worked as equity research editor for Austria-based Erste Bank while living in the Czech Republic. Dalrymple is working toward a Certified Public Accountant license with expected completion in 2011.

About Saturna Capital

Values-Based Global Equity Managers

Saturna Capital Corporation, established in 1989 in Bellingham, WA, is the investment adviser and administrator to over $3 billion in assets in the Amana Mutual Funds Trust (which includes Amana Growth Fund and Amana Income Fund) and the Saturna Investment Trust. Saturna Investment Trust consists of six funds: Sextant Growth (domestic equities), Sextant International, (foreign stocks), Sextant Core (bonds and equities), Sextant Bond Income (long-term bonds), Sextant Short-Term Bond, and the Idaho Tax-Exempt Fund.

Saturna Capital also manages private accounts for families, businesses and endowments. Saturna Brokerage Services provides general discount brokerage services and underwrites the Saturna mutual funds. Saturna Trust Company, headquartered in Reno, NV, provides trust services to families, charities, trusts, estates and retirement plans, specializing in the administration of Islamic trust services.

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