AT&T Vice President of Internet Implementation Strategy to Join Board of Personnel Group of America, Inc.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999--

Personnel Group of America, Inc. (NYSE:PGA), a leading information technology and professional staffing services company, today announced that Janice L. Scites, Vice President of Internet Implementation Strategy for AT&T, has been named to its Board of Directors. With this addition, PGA's Board is being expanded to eight members.

Ms. Scites joined AT&T in 1995 and managed its Business Customer Care and Value-Added Services organizations before joining the Internet Implementation Strategy Group. During her tenure with AT&T, she has managed more than 17,000 employees and a budget of $1.2 billion. Prior to joining AT&T, Ms. Scites spent 13 years with Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company and five years with Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company. Ms. Scites received her J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut Law School and her undergraduate degree from Ohio University.

"We are delighted to have Jan join our Board of Directors," said Edward P. Drudge, Jr., PGA's chairman and chief executive officer. "She offers the perspective of a 20-year history of managing large organizations, with particular expertise in information technology and the expanding role of the Internet, which are central to our business development and growth strategies. Jan is an extremely respected and knowledgeable IT professional, and her extensive background in implementing strategy and evaluating value-added services will bring invaluable assistance to PGA as we move into the next millennium."

Personnel Group of America, Inc. is a nationwide provider of information technology consulting and custom software development services; high-end clerical, accounting and other specialty professional staffing services; and desktop publishing and computer graphics services. The Company now operates 149 offices in strategic markets throughout the United States.

Information contained in this press release, other than historical information, may be considered forward-looking in nature and is subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or expected. Among the key factors that may have a direct bearing on PGA's operating results, performance or financial condition are fluctuations in the economy, the degree and nature of competition, the demand for PGA's services, including the impact of changes in utilization rates and unexpected changes in demand attributable to the year 2000 phenomenon, changes in laws and regulations affecting PGA's business, PGA's ability to complete acquisitions and integrate the operations of acquired businesses, to recruit, place and retain temporary professionals, to expand into new markets and to maintain profit margins in the face of pricing pressures and wage inflation, and numerous other factors discussed in PGA's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.