Norwalk, CT (January 2, 2008) Mares Diving, division of HEAD USA announces the appointment of Steve Lamphear to the newly created position of Eastern Regional Sales Manager, effective date January 2, 2008.

Lamphear comes to Mares Diving with over 26 years of experience in sales, management, and marketing in the Scuba Diving industry. "Steve brings a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to the Mares Diving team," said Phil Mintz, Vice President Mares Diving USA. "Steve will be a strong asset to our US organization and we look forward to his leadership as we continue to grow the Mares Diving brand."

In this newly created position Steve will be responsible for managing the sales force in the Eastern United States of the Mares Diving division of HEAD USA, Inc. Steve resides in Florida and can be contacted via e-mail at [email protected].

HEAD USA is part of the HEAD NV Group, which is based in the Netherlands and listed on the New York and Vienna Stock exchanges. The HEAD NV Group is a worldwide sporting goods company that manufactures and markets products under the HEAD brand (racquet and winter sports), Penn (world's #1 tennis ball and racquet ball brand), and Tyrolia (wintersports bindings), in addition to the MARES brands (MARES Diving, MARES Spearfishing, MARES Aquazone). HEAD NV's Chairman is Johan Eliasch. The telephone number for the Diving Division is 203 855 0631; fax 203 866 9573; website www.mares.com. For HEAD USA information, log on to www.head.com.