Runco Appoints New Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Union City, California…April 3, 2003…Runco International is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Jamison as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, effective immediately. An industry veteran for over 22 years, Ben's career includes a diverse background and extensive management experience in the consumer electronics and professional video markets.

Before joining Runco, Jamison managed several worldwide sales and marketing organizations, including NEC Technologies where he oversaw businesses generating more than $600M in annual revenues and helped established the company as the leader in projection display and computer display products.

"I'm delighted to have Ben aboard as we position Runco for future growth," said Runco President Bob Hana. "Ben's experience and track record are an ideal fit as we prepare to expand Runco's leadership role in the industry," he added.

Throughout his career, Ben has worked with several well-known companies in the television broadcasting industry, including AMPEX and Abekas Video Systems. He has also worked in the computer graphics and display technologies industry at Radius Inc.

Founded in 1987 and currently headquartered in Union City, California, Runco International is the market leader in state-of-the-art, front and rear projection televisions, flat-panel plasma displays, video processors and source components for the high-end consumer market. Runco's innovations have won numerous awards and citations from the world press. Runco was the first video company to introduce a multiple-aspect-ratio controller to the home theater market and also the first to introduce and market a line doubler with a multi-frequency, high scan rate projector, in 1990. Recently, both of these features have become necessary for the new digital high definition capable televisions. For more information on Runco International visit them on the Web at www.runco.com.