RNS Number:1674S
Imagestate PLC
17 November 2003

IMAGESTATE PLC

17 November 2003

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The board of directors of ImageState PLC (the "Company") is delighted to
announce the appointment of Leslie Hughes as Chief Executive Officer of
ImageState, Inc. and Group Chief Executive Officer Designate of the Company
effective as of today.  Leslie brings with her a wealth of experience in the
image and media sectors and is well placed to continue to build upon the
progress the existing managers of the business have achieved.  Leslie shall be
based in and shall operate predominantly out of the New York office.  She will
be appointed to the board of the Company in due course.

Previously Leslie was President of Corbis Corporation's Markets and Products
Group where she had responsibility for the Creative Professional Licensing
business, the Consumer and Enterprise Businesses, photography groups, sales,
marketing and business systems and integration.  Corbis is wholly owned by Bill
Gates and is one of the world's leading visual media licensing businesses.

Before Corbis, Leslie was Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales for the Image
Bank, then a subsidiary of the Eastman Kodak Company, where she had
responsibility for over seventy sales and marketing offices in more than thirty
six countries.

Most recently, Leslie was CEO of Elisar Software Corporation.  Elisar makes
digital content controls and security software to manage rights and protect
media distribution.

Michele Vitucci, who is acting as Chief Operating Officer under a consultancy
agreement, will hand over responsibilities to Leslie over the course of the next
month.  The board would like to thank Michele for his excellent work and the
achievements he has made with the Company.


Leslie Hughes said:

"I am thrilled to be joining ImageState at this stage of its development at a
time when the market is demanding a viable alternative to the dominant players
in the sector."

"There is a significant amount of market share to be had by a company that can
make a commitment to clients to meet their needs and I believe that ImageState
is well placed to take advantage of this."


Enquiries



Chris Adamson
Chairman
ImageState PLC                                      020 7734 7344



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