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Regional Vice Presidents Kerry Barrett, Larry Kaufman and Al Miller to Focus on Building National Consulting Model NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hudson Financial Solutions, a provider of end-to-end solutions for complex financial issues, has created the position of regional vice president to respond to business growth and internal development opportunities. The practice has promoted an experienced leader and added two others to this new role for its North American consulting operations. Former San Francisco managing director Kerry Barrett assumes responsibility for offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Walnut Creek. Larry Kaufman joins the firm with management responsibility for the Chicago, Cleveland and Milwaukee offices. Al Miller will have oversight of the Boston, New York, Orlando, Raleigh and Tampa markets. As regional vice presidents, Barrett, Kaufman and Miller will supervise local managing directors and drive business development, working alongside technical experts to provide comprehensive project management and specialized expertise. Hudson Financial Solutions assists financial leaders with issues encountered during business risk programs, mergers & acquisitions, financial systems implementations and other critical initiatives in their accounting and finance departments. Barrett has fourteen years' experience managing operations, business development and engagement delivery in the professional services industry, including three years leading the practice's San Francisco operations. She spent much of her career at Parson Consulting, where she was responsible for consulting with clients on engagements related to system implementation, mergers & acquisitions and process reengineering. Her experience extends to office launches and the restructuring of Hudson's salaried billable employee program. Kaufman brings nearly two decades of business development and management experience to the role, with a successful track record of entrepreneurship, sales achievement and the professional development of national sales teams. Previously, he served as president for Key Partners, an executive recruitment and corporate consulting firm. He has also served as Vice President of National Sales for Brown and Joseph and Director of Business Development for Jefferson Wells' highest revenue producing office in Chicago. Miller served as New York area sales leader at Ernst & Young for the Assurance and Advisory Business Services Group. During his time at E&Y, he worked closely with Fortune 500 firms as he was integrally involved in launching their Business Risk Solutions and Core Assurance practices. His responsibility also included directing the business development initiatives of the IT Risk and M&A practices. Prior to that, he spent 11 years in management at Xerox. "Kerry, Larry and Al have all built significant credibility through years of strong personal sales excellence, and they also have shown themselves to be adept at introducing new services and building successful teams," said Dee Lonn, executive vice president of Hudson Financial Solutions. "The Regional Vice Presidents form a critical link between our external sales and internal professional development efforts, and we are thrilled to have individuals of their caliber playing a major role in our expansion." Hudson Financial Solutions Hudson Financial Solutions is a practice of Hudson. Our strength is assisting financial leaders with solutions to complex issues frequently encountered during: internal audit, mergers & acquisitions, enterprise risk management and other project initiatives in the accounting and finance departments. More information is available at http://www.us.hudson.com/finance. Hudson is a division of Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HHGP), one of the world's leading professional staffing, retained executive search and human capital solution providers. A $1.3 billion global organization, the company employs more than 3,800 professionals serving clients and candidates in more than 20 countries through its Hudson and Highland Partners businesses. More information is available at http://www.hudson.com/. Special Note: Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the company's strategic direction, prospects and future results. Certain factors, including factors outside of our control, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward- looking statements, including economic and other conditions in the markets in which we operate, risks associated with acquisitions, competition, seasonality and the other risks discussed in our Form 10-K and our other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which discussions are incorporated in this release by reference. DATASOURCE: Hudson Financial Solutions CONTACT: Kara L. Wallace of Hudson Financial Solutions, +1-952-524-2622, Web site: http://www.hudson.com/ http://www.us.hudson.com/finance

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