SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULA 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
August 16, 2000
CREO PRODUCTS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
3700 Gilmore Way
Burnaby, B.C. Canada V5G 4M1
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F x Form 40-F
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.)
Yes No x
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CREO APPOINTS TWO NEW DIRECTORS
Vancouver, BC, CANADA (16 August 2000) Creo Products Inc. (NASDAQ: CREO; TSE:
CRE) ("Creo") is pleased to announce the appointments to its Board of Directors
of Douglas A. Brengel, Senior Managing Director of Salomon Smith Barney Inc.'s
West Coast Technology Group, and Norm Francis, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Pivotal Corporation.
Mr. Brengel brings to the Board over 20 years of experience at Salomon Smith
Barney, a leading United States investment firm with more than 500 offices
around the world. As Senior Managing Director of the West Coast Technology
Group, he specializes in investment banking to the Semiconductor, Information
Storage and Data Processing Equipment sectors of the Technology market. Mr.
Brengel received a B.A. degree in Economics from Lawrence University, Wisconsin
in 1972 and a M.B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1974.
Mr. Francis has spent 20 years at the forefront of the software industry. He
co-founded Pivotal Corporation in 1994. Pivotal enables B2B companies to
increase revenue by automating and managing sales, marketing, and customer
service relationships between employees, business partners and customers over
the Internet. Mr. Francis holds a B.Sc. in computer science from the University
of British Columbia, Canada and is a chartered accountant.
"We are delighted that Doug Brengel and Norm Francis have joined our Board. They
bring a rich and diverse background of experience and knowledge to Creo and we
are confident that they will make a significant contribution to the Board," says
Raffi Amit, Co-Chair of the Creo Board.
These appointments fill the vacancies left by the recent resignations of Thomas
D. Berman, Executive Director, Brinson Partners, Inc. and John J. Bu, Managing
Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co. Raffi Amit expressed appreciation to the
retiring directors, Mr. Berman and Mr. Bu for their valuable contributions to
Creo.
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About Creo
Based in Vancouver, Canada, Creo Products Inc. is a publicly held high-
technology company focused on the application of imaging and information
technology. Through CreoScitex - its principal operating division - Creo is
leading the digital transformation of the graphic arts industry. Creo Products
Inc. trades under the symbols CREO on NASDAQ and CRE on the Toronto Stock
Exchange. www.creo.com
Creo, the Creo logo, CreoScitex, and the CreoScitex logo, are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Creo Products Inc. Other products may be the
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.
