Westaff Names Sean Wong VP, Controller

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Westaff, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTF), a leading provider of staffing
services, announces the addition of Sean Wong as Vice President,
Controller. Sean assumes this role immediately and is responsible for
financial and accounting functions of the company, including internal
and SEC financial reporting, as well as ensuring compliance with
company financial and accounting policies and procedures, and creating
and maintaining effective internal controls in a public environment.

Sean, a CPA, has over 19 years of experience in the accounting
arena and over a decade of experience as a Controller. He most
recently served the Controller for Tiburon, Inc. where he served for
more than three years prior to joining Westaff. He holds a BA in
Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Sean commented, "I am extremely excited to be able to join the
Westaff team. There have been an impressive number of very strong new
hires and I feel privileged to be among them. I have very high
expectations for Westaff and for the role I will play there."

"Sean is an established and proven accounting professional and
will certainly fit in with the strong management team that has been
assembled here in recent months," noted Westaff CFO Christa Leonard.
"I am confident that Sean's experience coupled with his reputation and
his can-do attitude will make him an integral part of our Accounting
team."

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.

This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined
in 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.

Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs and
assumptions of the Company's management and on currently available
information. The Company undertakes no responsibility to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statement. Additional information
concerning the risks and uncertainties listed above, and other factors
you may wish to consider, is contained in the Company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most
recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K and other filings.

Westaff, Inc.
PRESS:
Stacy Spivack, 925-952-2521
Senior Marketing Manager
sspivack@westaff.com
or
INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Stephen J. Russo, 925-930-5300
Chief Operating Officer
srusso@westaff.com

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