FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Corporate Communications 214/854-3190   BLOCKBUSTER® NAMES JOHN LAUCK VICE PRESIDENT OF NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DALLAS , January 22, 1997 -- Blockbuster, the leading name in home video rental, announced the appointment of John Lauck as vice president of new business development. "John has a proven track record in leading new product development, strategic planning, promotion/event marketing, and marketing research," said Mark Gilman, Blockbuster's executive vice president, real estate and new business development. "John has strong interpersonal and leadership skills as well as a strong energy level." Lauck's responsibilities will include developing strategic partnerships, business alliances and new concepts to drive incremental revenue growth. Departments reporting to him will include strategic alliances, international initiatives and new concepts. Lauck comes to Blockbuster from the Pizza Hut, Inc. division of PepsiCo, Inc., where he was vice president of restaurant marketing, directing development of local marketing programs for 4,500 Pizza Hut stores. Before that, Lauck worked in marketing development at General Mills. Blockbuster operates nearly 6,000 video and music neighborhood entertainment stores in 26 countries and may be accessed internationally at www.blockbuster.com. Blockbuster is a unit of Viacom Inc., one of the world's largest entertainment and publishing companies and a leading force in nearly every segment of the international media marketplace. ### |  Current Releases   |  Archives   | BLOCKBUSTER name, design and related marks are trademarks of Blockbuster Entertainment Inc. © 1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.