Image Entertainment Expands Executive Staff

Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISK), a leading licensee and distributor of DVD programming in North America, announced the hire of W. George Easton for the newly created position of Director of Distribution and Fulfillment and the Vice Presidential promotions of Garrett M. Lee, Mary Schepis-Johnson and Sylvie Yang. W. George Easton, a 30-year veteran of the distribution business, with 25 of those years spent in supervisory and managerial positions, will assume the role of Director of Distribution and Fulfillment for Image's Las Vegas, Nevada Distribution Facility. Easton comes to Image from Houston, Texas-based ThoughtFarm Soft Technologies, Inc. where he served as Director of Commerce Services, responsible for all aspects of distribution and fulfillment. Prior to ThoughtFarm, Easton held positions at The Grand Alliance, Direct Resources, Inc. and Compaq Computer Corporation. In his new position, Easton will oversee all operational aspects of Image's North American distribution center, including the Company's core wholesale distribution business, consumer fulfillment for DVDPlanet, the Company's e-commerce subsidiary as well as planned third-party fulfillment opportunities. Martin W. Greenwald, Image's President and CEO, commented, ""I am extremely pleased to announce George Easton's arrival at Image. With DVDPlanet positioned to launch by April 1, George's years of experience with direct fulfillment and distribution will help to facilitate this most important move for the Company."" Additionally, Garrett M. Lee has been promoted to Vice President of Marketing. Previously Director of Marketing, Lee has been with the Company for ten years; first in Sales and subsequently Marketing for the past seven years. Prior to Image, Lee worked for General Cinema Corporation. Mary Schepis-Johnson has been promoted to Vice President of Creative Services. A twelve-year veteran of Image, Schepis-Johnson previously held the post of Executive Director of Creative Services. Before coming to Image, Schepis-Johnson worked for Family Home Entertainment. Sylvie Yang's promotion to Vice President, Controller comes following an eight-year stint as Controller for the Company. Prior to Image, Yang worked for five years as a CPA for KPMG Peat Marwick in their Los Angeles, California office. Greenwald, commenting on the Company's three new vice presidents, said, ""Image has made a rapid and successful transition to DVD over the past two years and all three of our new vice presidents have very positively impacted that success. These are extraordinary people doing extraordinary jobs. ""In the months ahead, as we expand our domestic and international DVD presence, all of our employees will be called upon to continue the hard work that has been the platform of our growth. Promoting strong leaders with strong skill sets into positions of authority and responsibility helps manage this anticipated expansion,"" Greenwald concluded. About Image Entertainment, Inc.Image Entertainment, Inc. is a leading aggregator of content for DVD. The company also has exclusive videocassette, broadcast, streaming video and downloading rights for certain properties. With nearly 1,200 Image-exclusive DVD titles in release, the company maintains its distribution facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is one of the largest distributors of DVD programming in North America. Additionally, Image has distribution agreements in The United Kingdom, Austria, German-speaking Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands for select programming in the DVD and videotape formats. Additionally, the company owns and operates an e-commerce subsidiary, DVDPlanet.com.