October 13, 2003 HELEN WATTS NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND MANAGING PRINCIPAL FOR INTERIOR SPACE INTERNATIONAL (ISI) Helen Watts has been promoted to senior vice president of marketing and managing principal from vice president of marketing for Interior Space International (ISI), the interior design unit of the Chicago-based architecture, engineering, construction, interior design and graphic design firm A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc. (Epstein), announced Mickey Kupperman, Epstein's vice chairman and ceo. "Helen has a proven track record in both marketing and business development at ISI," stated Kupperman. "As ISI grows nationally and internationally, her ability to identify and attract new business and oversee the firm's West Coast office is key to maintaining growth and a strong client base." Watts has over 20 years of corporate marketing, business development and merchandising experience. Previously, she served as vice president, director of corporate marketing at Nadel Architects, Inc. in Los Angeles. Prior to that, Watts was the director of business development for TEG/LVI Environmental Services, Inc. of Rancho Dominguez, California. Watts holds a Bachelor of Social Science degree from the University of Natal, South Africa. ISI provides interior design expertise to a number of industries including entertainment, hospitality, finance and law. Current projects in progress include interior design for Spyglass Entertainment, the Pasadena City Hall, Metrociti Mortgage and Singer Lewak Greenbaum and Goldstein. ISI maintains offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Warsaw, Poland. ISI consistently is ranked as one of the top interior design firms in industry publications including Interior Design's Design Giants. The EPSTEIN family of companies includes A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc., ISI and annex|5, the firm's in-house design studio.