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Hemera® Appoints New President and Chief Executive Officer

Co-Founders and Board of Directors Appoint Kim Dixon as President and CEO of Hemera Technologies Inc.

Hull, Quebec - May 13, 2003 - Hemera®, a world-leading provider of wholly owned, royalty-free digital image content, today announced the appointment of Kim Dixon as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hemera Technologies Inc.

Ms. Dixon brings over 15 years experience in the technology and the graphic arts industries to the role, and has held senior executive positions with Corel Corp, Ubiquity Software Corp., AutoSkill International Inc. and Hill and Knowlton Canada Ltd. She has been part of the Hemera team since February 2002, most recently as Vice President Marketing. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology from Carleton University and a diploma in Graphic Arts from Algonquin College.

Additionally, Arlen Bartsch, Executive Vice President Business Development will expand his responsibilities to include development of emerging markets in mobile content . Arlen has significant industry experience with Corel Corp., i/us and Getty Images.

Francois Michaud has also joined the team as Chief Financial Officer, bringing over 15 years experience in public accounting, investment banking and in industry, working with KPMG, JP Morgan, Quebecor and DS Smith Plc. Before joining Hemera, Francois was CFO for Ekco Group Ltd., a private equity backed business based in the United Kingdom.

"We're very pleased to have Kim take on this leadership role, the addition of Francois to the management team and a focus on new opportunities in mobile telecommunications," said Marc-Antoine Benglia, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board. "We have built a strong and talented team to take us forward with our existing product lines, and to further expand our offerings in the global digital content market."

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Hemera (founded 1997) creates and sells royalty-free digital images to the consumer, business and creative professional markets. Hemera's image products are available directly via the Company's Web sites - www.hemera.com and www.ablestock.com. Hemera images and image collections are also available worldwide through sales channels that include retailers, licensors and software republishers. Hemera possesses one of the world's largest collections of wholly owned, royalty-free digital images, and a growing family of award-winning and best-selling image collections. For more information, visit www.hemera.com.


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Media Contact:
Mats Lindeberg
Tel: (819) 772-8200 ext. 284
Email: media@hemera.com

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