Index Stock Imagery Expands Management Team; Fast-Growing Stock Photography Provider Adds Chief Operating Officer.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 1999-- Index Stock Imagery, a leading stock photo agency offering consumers and professionals access to stock photos via the Internet, today announced the appointment of Hal Espo as its chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. effective. Prior to joining Index Stock, Espo was chief operating officer of CORSEARCH, Inc., the world's second largest trademark research firm. With four recent acquisitions and expansion to four locations, Manhattan-based Index Stock Imagery (www.indexstock.com) has experienced rapid growth both in terms of operations and employees. Epso will be responsible for overseeing these developments and for directing business growth. "In the past three years our agency has become a major industry presence and a technological leader," said Bahar Gidwani, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Index Stock Imagery. "With each acquisition, the demands of day-to-day management has increased exponentially. I am pleased to have such an experienced professional join our team, and am very confident that Hal's leadership and expertise will keep us in the forefront of this rapidly changing industry." Espo joins Index Stock Imagery with 20 years experience in online and Internet businesses in the information industry. In previous positions, Espo developed alliances, launched new products, managed production, technology, marketing and sales. For 10 years he held various positions with Knight-Ridder Information, Inc. (formerly Dialog Information Services See Information Systems. , Inc.), including Senior Director of Strategic Alliances, where he built third-party alliances for the worldwide online information leader. Espo received an MLS See multilevel security. from Indiana University Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The medical center (run jointly with Purdue Univ. in Bloomington and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. with a concentration in Management/ Marketing. BACKGROUND New York-based Index Stock Imagery, Inc., is a leading stock photo agency representing 1,600 professional photographers. Index has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Denver, Boston and Torrance, CA, with agents in 50 countries. Hosting 2.2 million photos in its library, it is a respected source of high-quality images for advertisers, graphic designers, publishers, and multimedia producers. In 1991, Index began storing and distributing images electronically. Index Stock Imagery's consumer Web site, Photos To Go (www.photostogo.com), serves as an online image resource for small and home-based businesses and personal use. Photos To Go debuted on CompuServe in 1994, opened on the Index Stock Web site in 1995, launched its own Web site in June 1997 and was redesigned in January 1999. |
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