International DisplayWorks Hires R. Daniel Mead as Director, Western U.S. Sales

International DisplayWorks, Inc. (IDW) (NASDAQ:IDWK)
today announced the appointment of Mr. R. Daniel Mead as Director,
Western U.S. Sales. Mr. Mead joins IDW from Optrex America, Inc.,
where he served as senior sales manager, directing a sales force with
responsibility for a department budgeted to produce approximately $180
million in LCD sales to customers operating in the consumer,
industrial and cell phone markets. Mr. Mead was the strategic account
manager to companies such as Apple, Agilent, Flextronics and Palm.
Previously, he served as sales manager for Optrex, where he was
account manager to direct original equipment manufacturing (OEM)
accounts and regional channel sales within the Northern California and
Pacific Northwest territories.
   Prior to joining Optrex, Mr. Mead spent more than six years at
Hitachi Electronics Devices (USA), Inc., most recently as western
regional sales manager, where he was an account manager driving TFT
sales to tier-one U.S. and Asian strategic accounts. Mr. Mead began
his career as an engineer for Barco Incorporated and Pixelink
Corporation, where he first gained specific expertise and experience
in display technology.
   Tom Lacey, Chairman and CEO of IDW, commented, "Dan brings
significant sales experience, particularly in small form displays to
IDW, along with a strong portfolio of contacts throughout the western
United States. His previous experience with Steve Gerisch, our new
Vice President of Sales, should facilitate a strong, productive
working relationship. We continue to focus our energies on enhancing
our sales and marketing function to drive further capacity
utilization. We are very pleased to welcome a proven sales veteran
like Dan to our team."
   Mr. Mead commented, "Joining an emerging leader in the LCD display
market like IDW will enable me to leverage my industry experience and
expertise, and I look forward to using my full skill set to assist IDW
with its future growth efforts. Tom and Steve have built an impressive
sales organization, and I am excited to have the opportunity to join
this team."

   About International DisplayWorks

   International DisplayWorks, Inc. is a manufacturer and designer of
high quality liquid crystal displays, modules and assemblies for a
variety of customer needs including OEM applications. IDW operates
466,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities in the People's
Republic of China (PRC). Sales offices are located in US, Europe, Hong
Kong, Singapore, and China. Copies of IDW's 10-K and other documents
as filed with the SEC are available through a link on our web site:
www.idwk.com.

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