New CEO Strengthens Michael Page’s American Operations

New York, NY, April 9, 2007

Michael Page International, one of the World's leading professional recruitment consultancies, is pleased to announce the promotion of Alexis de Bretteville to Chief Executive Officer of the Americas. Formerly Managing Director of Michael Page Northern Europe, de Bretteville has been instrumental in business development and growth at Michael Page and will oversee 13 offices and over 400 employees.

During his 15+ years with the company, he has demonstrated strategic leadership skills and an ability to increase business performance time and time again. De Bretteville began his career as a Recruitment Consultant at Michael Page France. He was promoted to Managing Director of Southern Europe and South America, operating from Madrid, Spain. Most recently, de Bretteville was Managing Director of Central and Northern Europe, based out of Michael Page’s German then Belgium offices.

“I’m honored and excited to be joining our American offices and I look forward to working with the exceptional teams and leadership already established here”, said de Bretteville, “The growth potential in the US, Canada and Latin America is outstanding. Our Finance & Accounting and Banking divisions are breaking record sales and I’m excited to be developing our new Sales & Marketing, Human Resources and Engineering/Supply Chain divisions. For over 30 years, Michael Page has been the world’s best recruiting firm and our specialized recruiting approach, such as salaried Consultants and solution-oriented focuses, is why company’s turn to us for their hiring needs”.

Well known in the recruiting industry, de Bretteville is the author of “The Job is Yours”, a best-selling career management book and is frequently quoted in publications and newspapers around the World. De Bretteville will be responsible for all strategic growth and business development in the Americas. Michael Page America has grown over 70% in 2006 and is currently handling over 3500 positions.

Michael Page International is an industry leader specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract and temporary positions with clients around the world. Michael Page International employs over 4,000 employees in 136 offices across 24 countries, including the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. They can be reached at www.michaelpage.com.

Contact:

Max De Paola
Michael Page International
203.905.5253