Steve Cooker Named Senior Vice President and General Manager, Monster Government Solutions

Executive will lead Monster Government Solutions in growing public

MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2007--Monster(R), the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST), today announced the appointment of Steve Cooker as senior vice president and general manager, Monster Government Solutions (MGS). In his new role, Mr. Cooker will be responsible for the overall development of the MGS organization as well as oversight of the new focus on the public sector.

"Steve's background and in-depth knowledge of the federal government and public sector will be instrumental in guiding MGS to take the next critical growth steps toward becoming the leading provider of human capital solutions to the federal government ," said Andy Miller, senior vice president and general manager, Monster North America, Enterprise & MGS. "I am confident that Steve will not only build on the current reputation of MGS, but will be equally successful building the necessary sales and delivery teams to drive aggressive growth for MGS and the public sector team."

Prior to joining Monster, Mr. Cooker held the position of vice president and general manager for Internet Security Systems. Before joining ISS, Mr. Cooker served as vice president of North America e-business for Nortel Networks, vice president and GM at Beyond.com, and president for NCR. Mr. Cooker holds a BA from the University of Maryland.

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