TMP Worldwide Hires New Financial Services Partner in Singapore

Gael de Roquefeuil, Financial Services Practice Consultant for DDA in Singapore, Joins TMP Worldwide Executive Search

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2000--TMP Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:TMPW; ASX:TMP), the leading provider of global recruitment solutions, including the dominant Internet career portal, Monster(R).com, and one of the world's largest search and selection agencies, today announced the appointment of Gael de Roquefeuil as a Partner with TMP Worldwide Executive Search.

Mr. de Roquefeuil, who will be based in the firm's Singapore office, is a former Financial Services Practice Consultant with DDA of Singapore. At TMP Worldwide Executive Search, he will team with members of the global recruiting team to build cross-practice and cross-border executive search capabilities in the financial services marketplace.

Steven B. Potter, CEO of TMP's Global Executive Search Operations said, "I am pleased to welcome Gael to our global Financial Services Sector Team and know that his fresh outlook and international investment banking, equity, research, sales and trading experience will become valuable assets as he focuses on expanding our business in the Australasia region."

John McLaughlin, Managing Director of TMP Worldwide Executive Search Asia, said, "As a result of Gael's tenure with global companies such as SBC Warburg Dillon Read, Goldman Sachs, and Smith Barney, I am confident that he will significantly impact our Singapore offices' efforts in this region with keen insight into the markets and our clients needs."

Mr. de Roquefeuil, age 39, joins TMP Worldwide Executive Search from his position as a Financial Services Practice Partner with DDA of Singapore. With more than eleven years of international experience, Mr. de Roquefeuil focuses on recruiting investment banking executives for financial institutions in Asia. Prior to entering the recruiting arena, Mr. de Roquefeuil spent three years with SBC Warburg Dillon Read where he was the Head the of Institutional Equity department in Singapore. During his tenure with the firm, he was an Executive Director in Hong Kong where he was responsible for heading up the European equity sales team, covering Asian and Australian fund managers. Earlier in his career, he served as an Executive Director in Goldman Sachs' London office, where he sold European Equity research to institutional accounts in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. He began his career with Smith Barney's international corporate finance department as a Financial Analyst in New York and later Tokyo. Mr. de Roquefeuil earned his Master of Business Administration with a major in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. American by birth, he is a French citizen who is fluent in English and French.

About TMP Worldwide

Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide, now with more than 8,200 employees in 29 countries, is the on-line recruitment leader, the world's largest Recruitment Advertising agency network, and one of the world's largest Executive Search & 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 90 of the Fortune 100 and more than 480 of the fortune 500 companies. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com.

TMP Worldwide's Executive Search Division's world-class industry sector teams include: automotive, consumer products, energy, Internet/e-commerce, financial services, health care, human resources, industrial, insurance, legal, not-for-profit, professional services, real estate, retail/fashion, technology, and transportation.

Monster.com (www.monster.com), headquartered in Maynard, Mass, the flagship product of the Interactive Division of TMP Worldwide, is the leading global career portal on the web which recorded over 17.1 million unique visits during the month of August 2000 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, France, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, Ireland, and Spain. More information about Monster.com is available at www.monster.com.

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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