Marcin Urbaszek and Victor Baev Appointed Managing Directors of Two Harbors Investment Corp.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE: TWO; NYSE MKT: TWO.WS) today announced the appointment of Marcin Urbaszek as Managing Director. In addition, Victor Baev was promoted to Managing Director.

“Marcin is an excellent addition to our senior management team,” stated Thomas Siering, Two Harbors’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “His experience will be invaluable as we continue to pursue new business initiatives within the residential mortgage market. We are also pleased to announce Victor’s promotion to Managing Director. Victor has made significant contributions to our success as an important member of the investment team.”

Prior to joining Two Harbors, Mr. Urbaszek was a Director in the Financial Institutions Group at Credit Suisse, where he was responsible for sourcing and executing strategic and financing transactions for the firm’s corporate clients. Before his time at Credit Suisse, Mr. Urbaszek worked in Equity Research at Citigroup, where he was responsible for covering U.S. regional banks. Prior to that, Mr. Urbaszek worked in Investment Banking at JPMorgan and Bank of America where he focused on structuring and underwriting Equity-linked securities. Mr. Urbaszek received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Baruch College, City University of New York. Mr. Urbaszek has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the New York Society of Security Analysts.

Prior to joining the residential mortgage-backed securities team at Pine River in 2009, Mr. Baev was a Vice President in the Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Group at Credit Suisse from 2004 to 2009, where he held positions as a trader in Non-Agency Mortgage Trading and Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trading. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, he was a Vice President in Interest Rate Derivatives at Dresdner Kleinwort and an Associate in Credit Derivatives and Interest Rate Derivatives at Barclays Capital. Mr. Baev received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baruch College and a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

Two Harbors Investment Corp., a Maryland corporation, is a real estate investment trust that invests in residential mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage loans and other financial assets. Two Harbors is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and is externally managed and advised by PRCM Advisers LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pine River Capital Management L.P. Additional information is available at www.twoharborsinvestment.com.

Additional Information

Stockholders and warrant holders of Two Harbors, and other interested persons, may find additional information regarding the company at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet site at www.sec.gov or by directing requests to: Two Harbors Investment Corp., 601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 1400, Minnetonka, MN 55305, telephone 612-629-2500.

Two Harbors Investment Corp.
July Hugen, 612-629-2514
Investor Relations
july.hugen@twoharborsinvestment.com

Source: Two Harbors Investment Corp.

Released May 6, 2013