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Mr. Rowan joined the PhotoChannel Board of Directors in March 2005. Since July 1997, he has served as President and CEO of Imaging Solutions Corporation, a Kirkland, Washington-based consulting company established to help companies plan strategy, find customers and identify funding for their digital content related products and services. During 1998 and 1999, Mr. Rowan also worked with a group to prepare "A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress" which was published in 2000. Prior to this, he was recruited by Bill Gates and served as President and CEO of Corbis Corporation from 1994 to 1997. At Corbis, Mr. Rowan oversaw the acquisition of the Bettmann Archive, established the Corbis business and brand. He also led Corbis to build the world's largest and most comprehensive digital library. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Rowan served as President of another image content and software pioneer, AXS Optical Technology Resource of Berkeley, California. AXS was an early leader in metadata with newspapers and others. His previous experience includes serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager for AMPEX of Redwood City, California,; and Director of Quality, Manager of Large Systems, Product Marketing, and various other positions in sales, marketing and management for IBM from 1962 to 1984. Mr. Rowan received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, and an MBA from Cornell University. He serves on the Boards of several companies and on the Board of the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, Maine. | 