John C. Bay Joins aVinci Media as Executive Vice-President of Sales and Marketing
16 July 2009 - 10:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Former Eastman Kodak and Nokia Executive Brings Imaging, Retail
Sales and Consumer Marketing Experience DRAPER, Utah, July 16
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- aVinci Media Corporation (OTC:AVMC)
(BULLETIN BOARD: AVMC) , a leader in enabling consumers to tell
engaging and emotional "stories" with their digital images,
announced that John C. Bay has joined the company as Executive Vice
President of Sales and Marketing. Bay's more than 15 years
experience as a business leader at Kodak and Nokia and deep
knowledge of imaging, retail sales and consumer marketing will
enable aVinci Media to successfully drive sales growth with key
channel partners. John has been charged with enhancing aVinci's
brand positioning and messaging, developing a best-in-class
marketing and sales organization and accountability for exceeding
aVinci's sales plan. During Bay's 20 year career at Eastman Kodak,
he held profit and loss responsibility for more than $1B in sales
and worked internationally in Europe and Asia. While at Eastman
Kodak, his senior executive positions included President and
General Manager of Kodak Korea and in Consumer Imaging's North
America Region, VP and GM of Output Business and VP of Sales for
the Mass and Club channels. At Nokia, John was the Vice-President
of New Channel Development for North America. Bay shared his
enthusiasm about his new position, "aVinci Media's products are
distinctively unique, easy-to-use and compelling; leading
photographic retailers such as Walmart, Walgreens, Meijer and
Costco have endorsed the aVinci Experience products by deploying
them nationwide. In fact, more than 20,000 photo kiosks incorporate
aVinci Media products as a primary consumer offering." Chett
Paulsen, aVinci Media CEO, said, "We are thrilled to have someone
of John's caliber and expertise join our company. We believe his
experience, competencies and leadership will be invaluable in
strengthening our relationships with channel partners and in
activating consumer demand." John holds a BS and MS in Chemical
Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of
Rochester, respectively and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of
Management. About aVinci Media Corporation (OTC:AVMC) (BULLETIN
BOARD: AVMC) Of the 300 billion digital photos captured each year
less than 10% are monetized. Since 2003, aVinci has inspired
consumers to unlock the potential of their images by creating
innovative, easy-to-use products. aVinci's proprietary technology
automates the creation, sharing and preservation of personal
stories, memories, aspirations and dreams. Consumers are empowered
to integrate their photos into compelling personal movies, photo
books and posters using licensed brands and creative occasion based
storyboards. aVinci products are offered both in store and online
through leading retailers and partners such as Walgreens, Walmart,
Costco, Meijer, HP, Fujicolor, Rimage, Noritsu and ESPN
http://www.myespnhighlights.com/. For more information, visit
http://www.avincimedia.com/. DATASOURCE: aVinci Media Corporation
CONTACT: Cody Dingus, +1-801-984-2584, for aVinci Media Corporation
Web Site: http://www.avincimedia.com/
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