TMP Worldwide Appoints Treacy To Company's Board Of Directors

New York, September 28, 1998, – James J. Treacy has been appointed to the board of directors for TMP Worldwide (NASDAQ: TMPW), the most comprehensive provider of traditional and online career solutions and the world's largest yellow page advertising agency.

The appointment follows Treacy's promotion to chief operating officer of the company in February of this year. Prior to that, Treacy served as TMP's executive vice president – finance and strategy. Treacy joined TMP Worldwide in June of 1994 as chief executive officer for the company's Recruitment Division. Treacy led TMP through its initial public offering in December of 1996 and a follow on offering in September of 1997.

"Jim has played an instrumental role in the phenomenal growth and success of TMP, across all lines of our business operations," said Andrew J. McKelvey, chairman and CEO of TMP Worldwide. "His appointment to the board reflects his valuable contributions to the company."

Treacy joined the WPP Group USA, Inc. in 1989 after the company's successful acquisition of his prior employer The Ogilvy Group, Inc. He spent five years at The Ogilvy Group, first as manager corporate cash planning then as vice president – director financial analysis and cash planning. Treacy began his career as an international financial analyst for Texaco, Inc.

Treacy received a business degree in accounting with a concentration in marketing from Siena College and a MBA in finance with honors in economics from St. John's University.

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide is the most comprehensive provider of traditional and online career solutions and the world's largest yellow page advertising agency with more than 3,550 employees in 20 countries. The company is also a provider of direct marketing services. TMP Worldwide's clients include more than 70 of the Fortune 100 and more than 285 of the Fortune 500 companies.