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hesketh.com Hires Debra Chamra as Chief Financial Officer

Addition to Management Team Spurred by Company's Dynamic Growth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Raleigh, NC - 8 June 2000 — Leading Web services firm hesketh.com today announces the addition of Debra Chamra to its management team as Chief Financial Officer. Chamra will direct the financial activities of hesketh.com and be responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and assisting in the financial health and growth of the company. Her duties will also involve financial planning, accounting, cost analysis, and business planning, as well as support throughout the organization in a managerial role to assist the management team in realizing the company's mission.

Chamra defines the key purpose of her presence at hesketh.com as "shooting for the stars." She states, "I have watched the growth of hesketh.com over the past couple of years and have been very impressed. The company has reached a point where financial management and infrastructure is crucial, and that is where I come in. hesketh.com is a smart corporation comprised of intelligent people. Our goal is to keep it going and growing, and doing it all smarter every day."

hesketh.com president Heather Hesketh welcomes the addition of Chamra as the company's Chief Financial Officer. "When a company is first getting off the ground or maintaining its current position, a bookkeeper can keep the boat floating," she states. "But a bookkeeper doesn't cut it when you're growing quickly, taking advantage of the fast-paced marketplace, and recruiting and retaining the top talent in your industry. When you're aiming high, you need the special skills a CFO brings to the mix."

Chamra is well prepared for her new position. Having worked as a financial analyst, finance director, and Controller/Corporate Compliance Officer for different organizations, she brings well-honed skills in shaping financial infrastructures, as well as in-depth knowledge of those indicator tools that determine financial viability. To quote Heather Hesketh, "Debra is a numbers geek."

Chamra has a BS in Accounting and Business Administration and a Masters in Health Care Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill. She has also completed a Duke Not-for-Profit Management Certificate Program and, most recently, was accepted into North Carolina State University's MSM program, with a concentration in ecommerce. She states, "Everything I have done both professionally and academically will help with my role at hesketh.com."

ABOUT hesketh.com/inc.

hesketh.com is a leading Web services firm that punctuates the fast-paced dotcom sphere with distinctive design and development solutions, specializing in vibrant online communities, dynamic dotcom businesses, and high impact corporate sites. A hesketh.com design makes the most appropriate use of Internet technology, from its integration with corporate marketing strategies, to strategic site design and information architecture, as well as cross-platform and cross-browser compatibility. http://www.hesketh.com

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