John C. Bay Joins aVinci Media as Executive Vice-President of Sales and Marketing
Former Eastman Kodak and Nokia Executive Brings Imaging,
Retail Sales and Consumer Marketing Experience
Draper, Utah- 16 July 2009 - aVinci Media Corporation (OTC 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 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 www.myESPNhighlights.com. For more information, visit
www.avincimedia.com.
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