Mackie Designs Inc. Names Tim O'Neil Chief Financial Officer

July 1, 2003– Woodinville, WA – Jamie Engen, President and CEO of Mackie Designs Inc. (OTC BB: MKIE) announced today the appointment of Tim O’Neil as Chief Financial Officer.

O’Neil brings nearly 20 years of financial management experience to Mackie. He most recently served as CFO of Redmond, Washington-based Trendwest Resorts, where he was a key member of the entrepreneurial executive group responsible for a 30% 5-year compound annual growth rate of revenue and net income. From 1988 to 1998, O’Neil worked for Bank One Corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. There he served as Vice President of Corporate Banking and later, Director of Loan Syndications, Bank One Capital Markets. O’Neil also served as Operations Manager at Centra, Inc. from 1984 to 1987.

O’Neil will work out of Mackie’s headquarters in Woodinville, Wash.

About Mackie Designs
Mackie Designs Inc. is known worldwide as a leading manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, affordable professional audio systems. Mackie products can be found in professional and project recording studios, video and broadcast suites, post production facilities, sound reinforcement applications including churches and nightclubs, retail locations and on major musical tours. Mackie Designs' products are marketed by 54 distributors to more than 100 countries around the world.

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