SFN Group's Roy Krause Named an Ultimate CEO by the South Florida Business Journal

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- SFN Group, Inc. (NYSE: SFN) announced today that Roy Krause, president and CEO, has been named a 2010 recipient of the Ultimate CEO Award by the South Florida Business Journal.

"It is truly an honor to be recognized among other highly distinguished CEOs, but this award is shared by the entire SFN Group team," said Krause. "It is their dedication to service excellence and passion for the work that they do that drives our success."

The Broward Ultimate CEO Awards celebrates the careers and leadership of 10 Broward County CEOs who have set the standard in the corporate community, including civic leadership and charitable contributions.

Since July 2003, Krause has served at the helm of the company as president and CEO, where he has led the initiative to expand the company's professional services and outsourcing footprint. As a result, SFN Group has a more balanced business mix and has emerged as a market leader in recruitment process outsourcing— recently being recognized as the number one overall RPO provider and number one provider in 'Quality of Service' for the third consecutive year. Krause joined the organization as executive vice president and chief financial officer in 1995.  

Krause's community involvement includes serving as Board Member on the American Red Cross Broward County Chapter. He is also a member of the Broward Alliance CEO Council and the Broward Workshop. Krause and his wife Katherine support youth advocacy and education through participation in H.A.N.D.Y., Junior Achievement, and the Broward County Guardian ad Litem Program.

Krause is one of 10 area CEOs that will be honored at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 on October 28, 2010, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Other 2010 honorees include: Phillip Allen of Port Everglades, Angel Alvarez of ABB Concise, Charles Caulkins of Fisher & Phillips LLP, Pauline Grant of North Broward Medical Center, Robert Kornahrens of Advanced Green Technologies/Advanced Roofing, Charles Palmer of North American Company LLP, Raymond Southern of Balfour Beatty Construction, James Rasmussen of SunTrust Bank, and William Stanton of LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels.

About SFN Group, Inc.

SFN Group (NYSE: SFN) is a strategic workforce solutions company that provides professional services and general staffing to help businesses more effectively source, deploy and manage people and the work they do. As an industry pioneer, SFN Group has sourced, screened and placed millions of individuals in temporary, temp-to-hire and full-time jobs for more than 60 years.

With approximately 550 locations in the United States and Canada, SFN delivers strategic workforce solutions that improve business performance. From outsourcing to technology to professional services to staffing, SFN delivers the best combination of people, performance and service to improve the way work gets done. It provides its services to approximately 8,000 customers, from Fortune 500 companies to a wide range of small and mid-size organizations. The company employs more than 160,000 people annually through its network and is one of North America's largest employers. SFN provides its solutions through a family of specialized businesses: Technisource, Tatum, The Mergis Group, Todays Office Professionals, SourceRight Solutions and Spherion Staffing Services.

To learn more, visit www.sfngroup.com.

SOURCE SFN Group, Inc.

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