14.10.02 Ben Vost joins NewTek Europe

NewTek Europe employs Ben Vost, ex-editor of 3D World magazine, to help with multilingual technical support and improve industry and community relations

Bordeaux, France — 14 October, 2002 — NewTek Europe, the company charged with developing the EMEA market for world-class products LightWave, Video Toaster and Aura among others, today employed Ben Vost, ex-editor of 3D World magazine and press relations advisor to 3D Festival. Ben joins the company after a period of freelance work including LightWave projects and feature writing for a number of magazines.

In his previous role as editor of Future Publishing’s 3D World, an influential international monthly magazine for professional 3D artists, Ben was responsible for bringing together ideas that influenced a large amount of the magazine’s current content.

"Ben joining the team is something we’ve worked on for a long time," said Franck Lafage, director of NewTek Europe. "His communication skills, talents and enthusiasm will bring a great deal to the company and will greatly improve relationships with the LightWave-using community."

Ben’s multifaceted role at NewTek Europe includes the improvement of the company’s multilingual technical support, dealing with registered users all over Europe. He will also be responsible for generating press materials and visiting major clients to ensure that they are receiving the attention they desire from NewTek. "He will act as an ambassador for the company, thanks to his prominence in the 3D community", said NewTek Europe boss Franck Lafage.

"This represents an amazing new opportunity for me", said an enthusiastic Ben Vost. "A new country, a new house, a new job and LightWave. NewTek Europe is even paying me!"

About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, animation and special effects tools including Video Toaster®, LightWave 3D® and Aura Video Paint™. NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990 with the release of the legendary Video Toaster. The company’s products are used worldwide on projects ranging from home video to feature film. Recent film and television projects using NewTek software include We Were Soldiers, Panic Room, Hart’s War, Driven, A.I., Oscar®-nominated Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Final Fantasy, Black Hawk Down, The Time Machine, Black Knight, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The 6th Day, Jurassic Park III, Behind Enemy Lines, X-Men The Movie, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Director’s Edition DVD, Pitch Black, Dracula 2000, Star Trek: Enterprise, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The X-Files, The Family Guy, Ally McBeal, Dune: The Miniseries, Dawson’s Creek and Family Law. Recent game titles include Deus Ex, Serious Sam I and II, Twisted Metal: Black, Civilization III, Unreal, Quake 3 Arena, Moto Racer World Tour, Giants for PS2, Baldur’s Gate II, EverQuest, Planescape: Torment, Dead To Rights, and Escape From Monkey Island.

Contact NewTek Europe at 17 avenue Leonard de Vinci, Europarc, 33600 Pessac, France.
Phone: +33 (0) 557 262 262, fax: +33 (0) 557 262 261, website: http://www.newtek-europe.com