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January 20, 2009

SkillStorm named a new chief operating officer, the Judge Group appointed a president of its Judge Consulting Group subsidiary, TechTeam Global Inc.'s (NASD: TEAM) CEO was elected chairman and Aquent announced several appointments.

SkillStorm promoted Jim Jackson to chief operating officer. Jackson had served as VP, project service for enterprise project services. Prior to SkillStorm, Jackson was a VP and chief information officer of a global manufacturer of packing products, and at one time owned his own management consulting company. Jackson will be based at the company headquarters in San Diego. SkillStorm provides engineering and information technology staffing.

The Judge Group, a Philadelphia-based professional staffing firm, appointed Michael Ferreri as president of its Judge Consulting Group subsidiary. Ferreri most recently served as managing partner and CEO of The Acentio Group, and spent 16 years at Microsoft prior to that.

TechTeam Global said President and CEO Gary Cotshott was elected to chairman of the board. The company also named retired U.S. Air Force General John Jumper as presiding director to lead executive sessions of independent board members. Cotshott replaced Alok Mohan, who stepped down as chairman but will remain on the board.

Aquent, a marketing staffing firm, announced that Randy Ricker will lead its graphic design practice, Jason Brownewell will lead its interactive design practice, Tracy Sinclair will lead its marketing practice and Eric Waldinger will lead its online marketing practice.