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Proven National Account Development and Management Experience to Enhance Client Service and Drive Growth

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 3, 2007 - Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTF), today named James J. Klauber senior vice president, national accounts and managed services. Klauber assumes the role immediately and will manage all facets of Westaff's national accounts in the United States.

"I've had the privilege of working with Jim with one of my subsequent companies," commented Westaff CEO and Chairman Michael T. Willis. "With his experience working with national and multinational companies, I have confidence that he will make a great contribution to the success of Westaff."

Prior to assuming this role, Klauber directed national account and marketing programs for several national and international corporations, including Comsys Information Technology Services; Linotype-Hell, a subsidiary of Siemens, and staffing firm Adecco. Notable among the accounts he successfully managed in these roles are IBM, JPMorgan Chase, AIG, Verizon, ExxonMobil, MCI, Intel, Boeing and Hewlett Packard.

Klauber is a recognized speaker in the business community, addressing audiences at such notable conferences as the Staffing Industry Analysts' Executive Forum, the Consumer Electronics Show and the Seybold Conference on Publishing. He is a graduate of Guilford College and the University of North Carolina.

About Westaff

Westaff provides staffing services and employment opportunities for businesses in global markets, servicing more than 15,000 client accounts from more than 208 offices located throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Westaff provides client companies with 125,000 temporary and permanent placement employees annually in the areas of administration, call centers and light industry. For more information, please visit www.westaff.com.

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