Clarke American Names Donald J. Dolan Vice President Sales and Marketing.

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 1999--

Clarke American, a provider of checks and innovative products and services for the credit union industry, reported that Donald J. Dolan, formerly president of Cincinnati-based Custom Direct Check Printers and Custom Cheques of Canada, has joined Clarke American's Credit Union Division as vice president of sales and marketing.

Dolan is responsible for developing and executing plans to communicate Clarke American's value solutions to the national credit union marketplace.

Clarke American Credit Union Division Vice President and General Manager Brad Wheeless said, "Don is well recognized in the financial industry for his accomplishments in check development as well as the distribution of checks and associated services in a multi-channel environment. We are pleased to have Don join our team."

During Dolan's most recent tenure at Custom Cheques of Canada, he rebuilt the company after the firm experienced market share loss. He was instrumental in reorganizing and recruiting new sales and marketing teams, and identifying and acquiring Western Check Printers to increase sales volume. At Custom Direct, Dolan established the company as a major marketer of personal and commercial check products. Under his leadership, the company earned a national reputation for innovative marketing campaigns, and achieved profitability in an industry record time.

Prior to Custom Direct and Custom Cheques, Dolan was president of Norpax Check Printers where he was responsible for merging three check printing companies into a cohesive organization, reducing operating costs in eight U.S. plants by more than 20 percent.

Dolan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, Kentucky, and attended the executive M.B.A. program at Columbia University.

About Clarke American

Clarke American Checks, Inc., headquartered in San Antonio, is one of the largest specialty printers of financial institution checks in the United States. Since 1975, Clarke American has been helping credit unions increase member satisfaction, reduce operating costs and gain primary financial institution status. Producing more than 8.5 billion checks per year, Clarke American has an unmatched 99.92 percent printing accuracy rate in the industry.

Clarke American's unique services include InTouch(R) Messaging and ServiceLine Plus(SM). InTouch digital printing technology can be used to send a general introduction message about new products and services, announce branch openings or make a targeted offer to a specific member. ServiceLine Plus is a service offered to partnering credit unions, and was developed as part of Clarke American's service innovations to facilitate the check reorder and inquiry process.

For additional information about Clarke American's Credit Union products and services, contact Julie Faulkner, director of marketing at [phone], write 10931 Laureate Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78249 or email [e-mail]. Visit its Internet site at www.clarkeamerican.com.