Colin Campbell Named President and CEO Of Newly Formed paperloop.com.

Business Editors

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2000

paperloop.com today announced that Colin Campbell, a recognized e-commerce pioneer and former vice president of e-commerce and marketing strategy at Miller Freeman, Inc., has been named President and CEO.

In his new position, Campbell will be responsible for developing paperloop.com into the premier information and business exchange for the global paper, printing and converting industries. He comes to paperloop.com with an impressive track record for building Internet companies, formulating effective partnerships, increasing site traffic and growing revenues. His management and business development experience spans pre-IPO, post-IPO and mature companies.

Prior to assuming his leadership role at paperloop.com, Campbell integrated and launched Miller Freeman's Pulp & Paper web properties and was responsible for bringing the company's e-business division into new markets and creating multiple spin-off businesses for public offering.

During his tenure at Miller Freeman, he created several Internet communities across CMP and Miller Freeman web properties.

Before joining Miller Freeman, Campbell launched and managed several successful Internet ventures throughout Europe and North America. He recently served as Director of Marketing and Development for Sterling Commerce, Inc., an e-commerce provider offering Internet solutions and service to Fortune 500 companies. There he led the company's global expansion, helping grow the company from 10 offices in five countries to 60 offices across 55 countries.

Prior to joining Sterling Commerce, Campbell was responsible for launching CompuServe's online services in Europe. He later transferred to the United States where he created and managed three online service business units: travel, aviation and civil airline crew services. His ability to identify and capitalize on industry trends led to the creation of multiple new products and services.

In addition to his e-commerce experience, Campbell has served as an aeronautical engineer and has extensive sales and marketing consulting experience. He holds a bachelor's degree in Marketing and Business Administration from the University of Bristol and a bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from RAF Halton in England.

Paperloop.com is the premier information and business exchange for the global paper, printing and converting industries. A newly established joint venture, paperloop.com combines the breadth and depth of Miller Freeman's extensive industry content, contacts, and conference resources--including Pulp & Paper and Pulp & Paper International-with the financial backing and investment expertise of Pegasus capital. This combination enables paperloop.com to deliver timely information to its site visitors, enabling them to make better-informed buying decisions. The company, with offices in North America, Europe and Asia, directs its existing publishing, conference, trade show and Internet ventures from its San Francisco headquarters, providing a complete range of transactional and information services for manufacturers, suppliers, printers, converters, the financial community and end-users across multiple mediums including the Web, print publications, conferences and trade shows.

For more information about paperloop.com, the industry press should call Roger Halligan at 1.312.332.4650. Business and financial media should contact David King at G. S. Schwartz at 1.212.725.4500.