Westaff Promotes from Within

  
    
  
  
    
      Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTF), a leading provider of staffing services, 
      announced today the promotion of two employees to high ranking 
      Accounting positions at their corporate office. Rob Kinnard, former 
      Franchise Accounting Manager will now assume the role of Senior 
      Accounting Manager. In this new role Rob will oversee many of the 
      accounting processes and personnel. Taking over his role as Franchise 
      Accounting Manager will be Peggy Davis, formerly the Senior Accountant 
      in the General Ledger Department. Peggy will be the main point of 
      contact for Westaff’s franchise owners and 
      will handle the day-to-day accounting practices for the group. These 
      promotions symbolize Westaff’s commitment to 
      their people and continued quest for excellence.
    
    
      “We are very pleased to be able to promote 
      from within” commented Westaff CFO Christa 
      Leonard. “Both Rob and Peggy are invaluable 
      and indispensable members of our finance team. They have proven 
      themselves during their tenure with Westaff and certainly deserve to be 
      moving to more senior level positions. I congratulate them on their 
      success and thank them for their hard work and dedication.”
    
    
      Michael T. Willis, Westaff CEO and Chairman commented “It 
      is fortunate that Westaff has such a strong group at Corporate support. 
      Rob and Peggy have the skills, loyalty and expertise required to perform 
      their jobs at the highest level possible. I applaud them both for their 
      past performance and am eager to watch them grow in these new roles.”
    
    
      About Westaff
    
    
      Westaff provides staffing services and employment opportunities for 
      businesses in global markets. Westaff annually employs in excess of 
      125,000 people and services more than 20,000 client accounts from 204 
      offices located throughout the United States, Australia and New Zealand. 
      For more information, please visit the company Web site at www.westaff.com.
    
    
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      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbors 
      created by law. Forward-looking statements contained herein include, but 
      are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's future growth, 
      profitability, expansion in key markets and new business segments and 
      the Company's ability to achieve any of these goals.
    
    
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      of the Company's management and on currently available information. The 
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      Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Form 10-K, Form 
      10-Q, Form 8-K and other filings.