Samuel Morasca elected to VISANOW Board of Advisors

Former Shell VP brings distinguished accomplishments in sales, marketing, organizational development

CHICAGO, IL March 31, 2005 – VISANOW, the industry leader of immigration solutions, today announced the election of Samuel Morasca to its Board of Advisors. With nearly 30 years of international business experience for Shell Oil Company and its affiliates, Sam has taken on the role of advising VISANOW on sales, marketing and business growth strategies.

“Sam’s guidance and expertise are tremendous assets to VISANOW. His sales and marketing background and overall business experience will be influential in formulating our strategies and targeted activities. We were very honored when he approached us and indicated a strong desire to guide the company on an advisory level. We extend a very warm welcome to him,” said Robert Meltzer, VISANOW CEO.

Sam’s areas of expertise include sales and marketing, product development, project management, organizational development, financial and investment analysis and board directorships. In his last position, Vice President Marketing, he managed US oil products marketing for Shell, Texaco and Saudi Aramco Alliance. He captured cost reduction/synergy benefits of over $250 million per year, which was a 50 percent improvement over previous expenditures. While serving as Vice President Marketing for Shell’s US oil products wholesale and retail business, he conceived and oversaw implementation of new product extension initiatives and joint ventures, which generated over $1 billion of new business.

“When I was first introduced to VISANOW, it was very clear the company was a pioneering force in the immigration industry. Its unique value proposition and significant trajectory made it stand out as a leader, today and in the future. Coming from 30 years with one of the world’s largest oil companies, I gathered a lot of experience in driving change to revolutionize old, tired processes. Being innovative, taking chances and venturing into unknown territory is how we create revolution, and VISANOW is doing exactly this,” commented Morasca. “I am very honored to receive many requests to join advisory boards. Unfortunately, I cannot accept all of them, but working with VISANOW was one opportunity I did not want to miss.”

In addition to serving on a number of advisory boards, including VISANOW’s, Sam is an Executive Professor at the University of Houston Graduate Business School. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Penn State and MBA from Boston College.

Contact: Jennifer Weiss
312-525-2817
weiss@visanow.com

About VISANOW
VISANOW streamlines the immigration process for corporations and their foreign employees and is the only immigration provider to guarantee its services. Since 1998, it has combined superior client support and innovative, patented technology to revolutionize the manner in which immigration matters are processed. By simply logging on to www.visanow.com, VISANOW clients can experience unprecedented levels of efficiency, responsiveness, legal expertise and quality service. Hundreds of clients have received significant savings in time and money by using the VISANOW? process.