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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., February 8, 2001
Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTF), a leading provider of essential staffing services, announces the hiring of John Sanders as Vice President and Controller. Effective February 20, 2001, Sanders will be responsible for managing all aspects of Westaff's financial accounting and reporting functions.

Sanders, who holds a CPA from California and has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of San Francisco, succeeds former Controller Dirk Sodestrom, who was promoted to Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2001.

"I am delighted to have John join our financial management team," Sodestrom said. "His strong technical skills, coupled with his broad range of management and financial experience, will be a great addition to the Westaff team. Westaff now has a solid team of financial professionals to support its operations and initiatives."

Before joining Westaff, Sanders had been Controller for Planetweb, Inc. and has eight years experience in financial management. He began his career with Deloitte & Touche LLP in San Francisco.

"I am very pleased and excited about this opportunity to join Westaff and look forward to working with everyone on the Westaff financial team," said Sanders, who lives in Walnut Creek with his wife and family.

Westaff provides essential staffing services to and employment opportunities at competitive businesses in global markets. Westaff annually employs approximately 270,000 people worldwide and services approximately 25,000 clients from more than 350 offices located throughout the U.S. and also in Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Denmark. Westaff achieved fiscal 2000 system revenues of more than $700 million. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.westaff.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and future performance of the company that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. We refer you to documents that the company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports, which contain a description of certain factors that could cause actual results to differ from current expectations and the forward-looking statements in this press release.