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* A global “Who’s who?” of packaging experts to judge contest entries

EskoArtwork announces the judging panel for the EskoArtwork Software Packaging Challenge (www.esko.com/contest), a competition that tasks entrants with designing the packaging for EskoArtwork’s Suite 10. The panel of 5 judges are a virtual “Who’s who?” of packaging experts from around the globe. Chris Lyons, Group Publisher for Packaging Design Magazine will act as the chairman for the judging panel. The judges are:

Chris Lyons is the Group Publisher of the Design Group for ST Media, managing the publishing efforts of Package Design Magazine, Visual Merchandising and Store Design (VMSD), the International Retail Design Conference (IRDC), Hospitality Style Magazine, and RFID Product News. Chris is a 28-year veteran of the publishing industry with in-depth publishing experience with the Donnelley Directory Company, North American Publishing Company, founder of Periscope, Inc, the first on-line business-to-business publishing company, Reed Business Information. Chris has also served as COO of WMI, the premier consumer magazine insert producer and Vice President of Business Development at Scholastic Publishing, New York.

Madelene Breiling is a Packaging Development Manager for The Packaging Arena in Sweden. She is responsible for managing Packaging Development Process Support, a business service that helps companies produce innovative and user-friendly packaging solutions. This service provides support and knowledge transfers by involving the right expertise in cross-functional teams within the network and bridges the gap between the creative, technical and commercial fields. From 2004-2008, Madelene worked as a Packaging Developer for Procordia Food AB, one of Sweden’s leading food companies. While at Procordia, she developed numerous breakthrough packages for various branded goods in their product portfolio.

Brigitte Evrard founded her own packaging design agency, most recently named Carré Noir, in 1976. Acting as Creative Director, she led projects from a strategic and a creative perspective. She joined the international group Desgrippes Gobé (now Brand Image) in 1998, where her team won more than 50 awards. Since leaving Desgrippes Gobé at the end of 2006, Brigitte decided to devote herself to the worldwide promotion of a communication tool to which she has given her life: packaging design. Pentawards, a worldwide packaging design competition now in its successful 3rd edition, shows that she considers packaging as one of the foremost communication tools in global business.

Hanson Tseng is the Deputy Executive Director of Strategic Marketing Department of TAITRA, the foremost non-profit trade promotion organization in Taiwan. Prior to his current role, he has held multiple positions at TAITRA, including as a Specialist in the Product Design Department, Manager of the Packaging Research Laboratory, and Deputy Executive Director of the Design Promotion Center. Hanson has served as a board member for the China Packaging Association and the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA). Hanson is also a published author of many industry papers covering topics such as Cushioning Packaging Systems, Corrugated & Fiberboard Box Design, and Green Packaging Design.

Dennis Young is a faculty member for the School of Packaging at Michigan State University and an adjunct faculty member for the Department of Packaging Science at Rochester Institute of Technology. Dennis has served on the boards of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM), The International Safe Transport Association (ISTA) and the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP). In addition to his academic roles, he is also Senior Consultant, President and Owner of Dennis Young and Associates, an industry consulting firm. Dennis has inducted into the PMMI Packaging Hall of Fame in 2009 and is an IOPP Certified Packaging Professional (CPP).

About EskoArtwork (www.esko.com)

EskoArtwork is a global supplier and integrator of innovative solutions for packaging, commercial printing, sign and display finishing and professional publishing. Its products and services help customers raise productivity, reduce time-to-market, lower costs and expand business.

EskoArtwork is the worldwide market leader with pre-production and collaboration software for packaging buyers, designers and manufacturers. The CDI flexo computer-to-plate imagers, Kongsberg short-run converting and signage finishing systems complete the portfolio for the packaging, label, signage and display industries.

The company also provides a range of workflow solutions for the commercial printing and publishing market, as well as the Enfocus suite of PDF tools for graphic designers and print production professionals.

EskoArtwork employs around 900 people worldwide. Its global sales and support organization covers Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and Japan, and is completed by a network of distribution partners in more than 40 countries.

EskoArtwork is headquartered in Gent, Belgium, and has R&D and manufacturing facilities in 5 European countries, the United States and in India. The consolidated full year un-audited financials ended for 2009 with revenue of EUR 145.4 million and an EBITDA of EUR 22.9 million.

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