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Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec

Dieter Scheiff takes office as new CEO of Adecco

Klaus J. Jacobs hands over to his successor as of August 1, 2006

The Adecco Group, the worldwide leader in Human Resource services, today announced that Dieter Scheiff (54) will be taking office as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Adecco Group as of August 1, 2006. Dieter Scheiff will take over from Klaus J. Jacobs, who has been CEO of Adecco since November 22, 2005. Klaus J. Jacobs will remain Chairman of the Adecco Group.

ìI am happy to be able to hand over the leadership of Adecco to Dieter Scheiff. We now have an outstanding management team at the helm of Adecco. With this team and the new strategy introduced at the beginning of the year, I see Adecco heading for a bright futureî, said Klaus J. Jacobs.

Prior to joining Adecco, Dieter Scheiff served as CEO of Germanyís leading professional staffing company DIS AG for four years.