TMP Worldwide Enhances Management Team With Appointment of Global Tax Director

Former Deloitte & Touche Tax Consultant Patrick Harrington Tapped to Establish Long Term Tax Vision and Plan Global Tax Strategy

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2001--TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: TMPW), the world's leading supplier of human capital solutions, including the pre-eminent Internet career portal Monster.com(R), and the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency, announced today that Patrick Harrington has joined the company as Vice President and Global Tax Director to establish a long term tax strategy for TMP Worldwide. Mr. Harrington will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer, Bart Catalane.

A veteran of Deloitte & Touche, Mr. Harrington has vast experience in implementing new tax strategies and tax compliance and reporting systems. Mr. Harrington's background integrates solid management skills with a strong foundation in public accounting and corporate advising on U.S. outbound, inbound and local country issues. In addition, his previous work with the financial oversight of acquisitions and structurings in domestic and international arenas will serve TMP well.

"As the Company's size, operating performance and complexity continues to grow on a global basis, it is important that we focus additional management resources in this key area," said TMP Worldwide Chief Operating Officer Jim Treacy. "We believe that Patrick's tax strategy and management experience will prove highly valuable to us as TMP develops additional innovative online and offline media services for its clients and achieves its aggressive business objectives and earnings goals."

Mr. Harrington brings more than 16 years of national and international experience in taxation and management to TMP Worldwide. While at Deloitte & Touche, Mr. Harrington was instrumental in improving his clients' tax positioning across all U.S. and overseas operations.

"As we expand our Tax Department in order to better serve our growing list of TMP entities around the world, we look forward to applying Patrick's expertise to establish a state-of-the-art tax planning, compliance and reporting system. I know that Patrick will quickly contribute to TMP's success and bottom-line results," commented Mr. Catalane.

"I am delighted to join TMP's senior management," said Mr. Harrington. "TMP's outstanding business and operating performance, combined with its dynamic team of experts in finance and technology, presents a unique opportunity for the tax area to promote growth and significant shareholder value."

Mr. Harrington holds a Master of Law in Taxation from New York University and a J.D. from St. John's University. Mr. Harrington received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York.

About TMP Worldwide

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., with more than 9,500 employees in 32 countries, is the online recruitment leader, the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency network, and one of the world's largest Executive Search and Executive Selection agencies. TMP Worldwide, headquartered in New York, is also the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and a provider of direct marketing services. The Company's clients include more than 95 of the Fortune 100 and more than 480 of the Fortune 500 companies. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com

Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., the flagship brand of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide, is the leading global careers website, recording over 26.1 million unique visits during the month of March 2001, according to independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster.com connects the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. The Monster.com global network consists of local content and language sites in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Luxembourg, India and Italy. More information about Monster.com is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER.

Special Note: The above statements include forward-looking statements based on current management expectations. Factors that could cause future results to differ from these expectations include the following: risks associated with acquisitions, competition and seasonality. Additional factors are described in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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