Bernard Hodes Group Promotes Nichole Wesson to Director of Business Development in Canada

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June 19, 2008 - New York, NY

Bernard Hodes Group, a leading provider of integrated talent solutions, is pleased to announce that Nichole Wesson has been named as Director, Business Development - Canada. Nichole will be responsible for driving new business strategy throughout the Canadian marketplace. With offices located in Vancouver and Toronto, Hodes represents clients throughout the country. Additionally, an office is located in Montreal through the Hodes affiliation with Illico- Hodes.

�Nichole has been an integral member of the business development team, primarily in the Western provinces for the past four years, and I am pleased that she will now take her talents and expertise to encompass the entire English Canadian marketplace for Hodes,� said Lisa Benjamin, Hodes Managing Director of Canadian Operations.

Wesson�s expertise in the recruitment industry spans more than 13 years, and prior to her new position, she served as Business Developer for three years. Her career with Hodes started in the late 1990�s with CareerMosaic, and after a brief departure, returned to Hodes in the role of business development focused on the Western Canadian Provinces.

�I am looking forward to expanding my role into the other Canadian marketplaces, as well as the reach of the Hodes solutions and products,� said Nichole. �The Canadian market is a thriving business community and the Hodes team is prepared to take on any recruitment challenges and build successes for our clients.�

Wesson is an active member of the British Columbia Human Resources Management Association (BC HRMA), Human Resources Professional Association (HRPA) and Human Resources Institute of Alberta (HRIA), and has experience working with a variety of industries and clients, including those in healthcare, the public sector, technology, education, retail and financial services.

About Bernard Hodes Group

Bernard Hodes Group is a leading fully integrated talent solutions provider, Bernard Hodes Group (http://www.hodes.com) offers solutions that often combine multiple service offerings from the Company's core competency areas: Recruitment Marketing; Sourcing/Response Management; Hiring Process Re-engineering; and Staffing Technology (seehttp://www.hodesiQ.com). All solutions are developed and measured within the company's 360-degree process methodology. The company�s Health care Division (http://www.hodes.com/industries/healthcare/index.asp ) is staffed by RNs with clinical, managerial and recruiting experience. In addition, Bernard Hodes Group has health care strategists in many of its offices nationwide. The company is headquartered in New York, with over 80 offices (http://www.hodes.com/globalnetwork/index.asp) and affiliates around the globe. Bernard Hodes Group is a part of Omnicom Group, Inc., (NYSE - OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com). Omnicom is a leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, interactive, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. Bernard Hodes Group serves thousands of clients in virtually every industry, helping them to attract and retain talented workers in every skill set.

Stacey Havel, Bernard Hodes Group
954-966-3500

shavel@mi.hodes.com

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