Zila Strengthens Management Team

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2005--Zila, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZILA) today announced the most recent addition to its management team with the appointment of Gary V. Klinefelter as Vice President and General Counsel. Klinefelter, 56, comes to Zila from AMERCO, the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., where he was corporate secretary and general counsel for the past 16 years. He has extensive experience in business and corporate law, including product acquisitions, real estate, product liability and commercial litigation, international business, federal and state securities law, and corporate governance.