Club Photo Appoints Vice President of Event Photography Services; Richard Jiloty to Oversee Development, Build Added Business for Professional Photographers.

Business Editors/Internet and Photography Writers

Imaging USA 2000

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2000

Club Photo(tm) Inc., www.clubphoto.com, announces the appointment of photography industry veteran Richard Jiloty as vice president of its Event Services. Jiloty will report directly to Club Photo President Andrew Wei as he builds associations and affiliations with professionals in the film lab and professional event photography industries. He will also work closely with respected professional photographer and lecturer Michael A. Garcia, Cr. Photog., Club Photo's Manager of Business Development, Event Services.

Club Photo Event Services provide the customers of professional wedding and other event photographers with the convenience of Internet-based proof viewing. Photographers gain potential customers based on the addition of e-commerce to their existing business relationships and sales tools.

Jiloty comes to Club Photo with 32 years of experience in the professional photography field, including 29 years with Eastman Kodak Company. His background includes sales and marketing management, strategic planning, and national account management.

"Club Photo views the event photography strategy as a way to greatly enhance traditional professional photography markets," remarked Jiloty. "We provide value-added services to help wedding, bar mitzvah and other event photographers reach new customers in ways that were not available before. It's a wonderful example of a new technology enhancing traditional approaches by opening up new markets while leaving the photographers in charge of their own businesses."

"His extensive background in the photography business gives Rick great credibility in the professional photography industry," said Andrew Wei, president and CEO of Club Photo. "His mission is to create a strong, mutually beneficial relationship with professional photographers and with the different industry segments that serve them."

Jiloty comes to Club Photo from a term as Vice President of Sales at Foveon, Inc., a Silicon Valley company pioneering new technologies in digital photographic studio cameras. Prior to that he led a transition of a 22-employee, $5.5 million division from Eastman Kodak into a division of DICE America, which subsequently became Durst Dice America. While there, he led the LVT Film Recorder Business and participated in development of the business that became Durst Dice America LLC, where he served as vice president. His 29 years' experience with Eastman Kodak included numerous managerial positions including Director of National Accounts for Kodak's Professional Division.

About Club Photo

Club Photo's Event Services section (www.event.clubphoto.com) will build upon the success of the company's online services for amateur photographers, to whom Club Photo provides a safe and fun place for friends and family to capture, share and relive life's special moments. The company has developed an award-winning community that offers consumer film developing, digital processing, sharp prints, unique photo gifts, electronic photo greeting cards, and a personal photo Web site, to help users share the magic of pictures.

The company's software tools allow users to easily organize and annotate albums on the Palm, Windows PC, or Apple platforms, then share them on a personal Web site for all to enjoy with a few clicks of the mouse.

Club Photo has aligned with key industry leaders to further extend photo sharing and finishing solutions to targeted customers and markets. Existing partnerships and alliances include Palm Inc., Travelocity.com, Acer, Ricoh, Imaging-Resource, Pretec, US West and PalmGear.

Club Photo is located at 650 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose, Calif. and can be reached at 408/557-6743 or www.clubphoto.com.