2000/1/31 - FORMER FBI ASSOCIATE DEPUTY DIRECTOR APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF IMAGIS
30 Year FBI Veteran, Oliver "Buck" Revell, Joins Imagis Board of Directors
Vancouver, Canada., January 31, 2000: The Board of Directors of IMAGIS Technologies Inc. ("Imagis") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Oliver "Buck" Revell as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Revell served for over 30 years in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and during his career advanced to the number two-career post as Associate Deputy Director.
Throughout Mr. Revell's FBI career, he served on many Presidential and Vice Presidential task forces. Amongst numerous positions, he was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Interagency Group for Counter-Intelligence, and a member of the National Foreign Intelligence Board and the Terrorist Crisis Management Committee of the National Security Council. Mr. Revell is a Life member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and the founding Chairman of its Committee on Terrorism. Mr. Revell is President of the Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN) and resides in Dallas, Texas, where he also serves as Chairman of the Greater Dallas Crime Commission.
?We are extremely pleased to have Mr. Revell join our Board,? says Mr. Iain Drummond, President and CEO of Imagis. ?We are confident that Buck's expertise and network in the global criminal justice system will help Imagis become a major provider of software solutions for the law enforcement, gaming and security sectors.?
About Imagis Technologies Inc.
Imagis Technologies Inc., is an independent software developer of biometric solutions. Its ID-2000 facial recognition technology is being used by international agencies in the justice and law enforcement market. ID-2000 forms the basis of some of the world's largest criminal justice digital imaging systems. Imagis' product suite includes the flagship criminal database application CABS, used by numerous law enforcement agencies. CABS provides an integrated view of data, arrest and booking information, evidence tracking and images, including faces. Imagis is currently expanding into new markets such as security, e-commerce and identity verification at high traffic locations including airports and casinos. Imagis markets its products through a global network of business partners.
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