Jostens Announces Two Promotions to Vice President.

Business Editors

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2002

Jostens today announced that it has promoted Marie Gant and Dick Lewis to vice presidents in Information Systems and North American sales for Jostens Photo and Canadian School Solutions, respectively.

Lewis

was named vice president of North American sales for Jostens Photo and Canadian School Solutions, reporting to Greg Lea, Jostens corporate vice president and general manager-business ventures. This position was created to consolidate the sales operations for U.S. Photo and Canadian School Solutions, which previously operated separately.

"Dick has extensive experience managing independent sales organizations at the national level," said Lea. "This experience, combined with his exceptional leadership skills, will enable Dick to help us maximize opportunities for growth."

Lewis joined Jostens in August 2001 as director of sales for Jostens' Recognition business. Prior to Jostens, he was the senior vice president of distribution and marketing for Fortis Financial Group. Over the past 30 years, Lewis has held a number of positions in sales and marketing with increasing responsibility at IDS Financial Services, Pillsbury, and The Gillette Company.

Lewis holds an MBA from the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania as well as a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Lewis is married with three children. He is a director and current treasurer of the Orono Board of Education.

Marie Gant has been promoted to vice president - Information Systems.

As vice president, she will continue to lead the Company's application development and systems simplification efforts, which includes the development and support of all business applications and Jostens corporate-wide systems project. She reports to Andrew Black, CIO.

"As a key driver in Jostens' application development and system simplification initiative, Marie has an outstanding record of delivering first-rate results," said Black. "Her tireless team building skills and strong project management make this a well-deserved promotion."

Gant joined Jostens in January 1999. She began her career at Jostens as a consultant. Most recently, she served as senior group director - Information Systems. Prior to joining Jostens, she worked as a systems consultant from 1993-99, for clients that included, Bausch & Lomb, Georgia Pacific and Xerox.

Gant received her information systems training at Indiana University and the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.

Jostens is a provider of products, programs and services that help people celebrate important moments, recognize achievements and build affiliation. The Company's products include yearbooks, class rings, graduation products, school photography, and products for athletic departments and their fans.