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Leslie A. Murphy Elected to Kelly Services Board of Directors
Company Adds Director and Increases Board of Directors to Eight
| Source: Kelly Services, Inc.
TROY, MI--(Marketwire - February 12, 2008) - Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ : KELYA ) (NASDAQ : KELYB ) today announced the election of Leslie A. Murphy, CPA to the
company's board of directors. Ms. Murphy is president and chief executive
officer of Murphy Consulting, Inc., a firm that provides corporate
governance, workforce development, and retention services to corporations,
professional firms, and non-profit entities. Murphy was group managing
partner for client services and a member of the senior leadership team at
Plante & Moran, PLLP prior to founding Murphy Consulting.
Murphy serves as vice chair of the United Way of Southeastern Michigan
board of directors, executive vice chairman of the Detroit Regional Chamber
board of directors, and vice chair of the St. John Health System board of
directors. Murphy is also a nationally featured speaker on topics including
the CPA profession, corporate governance, and regulatory issues.
Murphy earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the
University of Michigan. In 2007, she was named "Woman CPA of the Year" by
the American Woman's Society of CPAs. Murphy also received national
recognition in Business Finance's "2006 Influencers: 60 Authoritative
Voices." In 2005, she was named among the "Top 100 Most Influential
Practitioners" by CPA Magazine, and the "Top 100 Most Influential People"
by Accounting Today.
"Ms. Murphy brings a wealth of accounting, corporate governance, and
regulatory experience to our board," said Terence E. Adderley, chairman of
Kelly Services. "We are delighted to welcome Leslie to our board of
directors and look forward to her valuable contributions."
About Kelly Services
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ : KELYA ) (NASDAQ : KELYB ) is a world leader in
human resources solutions headquartered in Troy, Michigan, offering
temporary staffing services, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time
placement. Kelly operates in 37 countries and territories. Kelly provides
employment to more than 750,000 employees annually, with skills including
office services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law,
science, marketing, creative services, light industrial, education, and
health care. Revenue in 2007 was $5.7 billion. Visit
www.kellyservices.com.