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ZUMA Press Appoints Bill Radtke as
Vice-president Worldwide Business Development
Laguna Beach, CA - May 7, 2003
Today ZUMA Press also announces the appointment of Bill Radtke to the newly created position of Vice-president, Worldwide Business Development.
Radtke joins ZUMA Press with over 13 years of experience in strategic planning, market research and business development with leading Fortune 500s including Hewlett-Packard, Cisco and Gartner Group.
In his new position, Radtke will develop long-term growth strategies, exploring new distribution channels for ZUMA Press' world-class image collection including global partnerships with wireless carriers, wireless content aggregators and other new media companies.
Radtke spent several weeks consulting for ZUMA Press before being offered the position. In that short time he not only closed a deal with Versaly Games but he pulled together ZUMA's technical and creative resources to make it happen. Through Radtke's work wireless device users around the world are now able to customize their cellular devices with popular photographic content provided by ZUMA Press via Versaly's consumer Website: www.ForFones.com. (See our April 9, 2003 announcement: ZUMA Press Pictures Coming to a Cell Phone Near You!)
"We spent a significant amount of time searching for the right candidate to fill this important position," says Scott Mc Kiernan, Director of ZUMA Press. "I am pleased to announce Bill's appointment and confident he will make a significant contribution to the long-term growth of our company," he says.
About ZUMA Press
Incorporated in 1995 by photojournalists for photojournalists, ZUMA Pres is now the world's largest independent press agency and wire service. Establishing the first Website for image download back in early '90s, ZUMA now represents over 1,200 photographers worldwide and 33 of the best picture agencies around the globe, as well as over three dozen major newspapers. ZUMA photographers have won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer, World Press, BOP and POY.
ZUMA properties include: Bearing Witness Book Series, picture books that have to seen; DOUBLEtruck magazine, the ultimate showcase of cutting-edge photojournalism; Keystone Picture Agency, the best visual history of the 20th century and beyond; KONA Pictures, art and commerce with flair; zReportage.com, the high-end, elite photojournalism service; and ZUMA Press, the flagship premium wire service for news, entertainment and sports pictures!
For more information, visit ZUMApress.com.
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