BEDFORD, MA -- October 18, 2000 -- CreoScitex, a division of Creo Products Inc. (NASDAQ: CREO; TSE: CRE), has appointed Dan R. McConnell to lead the North America Packaging Group. Mr. McConnell brings extensive experience in acquisitions and in expanding profitable sales as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Barco Graphics North America, a position he held from 1993 to 1999. Mr. McConnell holds a Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a second major in Humanities, and a Master of Science, Management, from George Washington University. "We welcome Dan to CreoScitex where he finds a market eager to access our new packaging products," said Dr. Shlomo Shamir, President and Chief Executive Officer, CreoScitex America, Inc. "Dan is one of the leading figures in the field of packaging and his appointment reflects the market's importance to the company, and our commitment to increase our investment and focus on packaging. Dan's experience and knowledge of the packaging market are extremely valuable assets to CreoScitex and we believe this will greatly benefit our customers. This is another step in our effort to provide our customers with the most advanced and cost effective, as well as most complete packaging solutions".