CHANTILLY, Va., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TechTeam Government Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TechTeam Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEAM), announced today that it has appointed Gary Mears as senior vice president of the Vector Research Center for Enterprise Performance and Bill James as vice president of business development. Mears succeeds W. Deane Stanley III, who is retiring from his position as senior vice president of the Vector Research Center after more than 11 years with the organization. Mears has more than 20 years of experience supporting government and commercial customers with information technology and consulting services, including five years with NewVectors (now the Vector Research Center) in a variety of leadership positions. Mears has served as vice president of business development for TechTeam Government Solutions since 2007, when NewVectors was acquired by TechTeam. In his new role, Mears will oversee the operational performance of the Vector Research Center, which specializes in modeling and simulation, logistics modernization, business transformation, and acquisition and program management for the federal government and commercial clients. James comes to TechTeam from a variety of executive level positions in both the public and private sectors. He is a former member of the Government Senior Executive Service and served as the Director of Architecture for the U.S. Air Force. While in that position, he won a Federal 100 award for his "Everything on the Net" vision to Web-enable Air Force systems. Prior to that, James worked at DISA, the National Geopositional-Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Transportation Command, where he was the Technical Director of the J6. Since 1997, he has served as a business development executive for private sector organizations including Northrop Grumman, Computer Sciences Corporation, SI International and MTC Technologies. As vice president of business development for TechTeam, he will be responsible for all facets of business development, including new business, sales operations and marketing. "In these new positions, Gary and Bill are poised to create even greater value for TechTeam and its customers because of their intimate knowledge of our customers and their immediate needs," said David Kriegman, president of TechTeam Government Solutions. "I want to salute Deane for his thirty years of dedication in the Army and thank him for the outstanding leadership and many contributions he has brought to TechTeam. We wish him the best in his retirement." About TechTeam Government Solutions, Inc. TechTeam Government Solutions provides IT-based services to DoD, Federal Civilian, and state and local agencies. TechTeam has core competencies in cyber security, network engineering, ITIL®-based managed services, enterprise architecture, net-centric operations, and modeling and simulation sciences. For information about TechTeam Government Solutions, Inc., please call 800-275-1177 or visit http://www.techteamgovt.com/. About TechTeam Global, Inc. TechTeam Global, Inc. is a leading provider of IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing services to large and medium businesses, as well as government organizations. The company's primary services include service desk, technical support, desk-side support, security administration, infrastructure management and related professional services. TechTeam also provides a number of specialized, value-added services in specific vertical markets. Founded in 1979, TechTeam has nearly 3,000 employees across the world, providing IT support in 32 languages. TechTeam's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "TEAM." For more information, call 800-522-4451 or visit http://www.techteam.com/. DATASOURCE: TechTeam Global, Inc. CONTACT: Damon Scott of TechTeam Government Solutions, Inc., +1-703-956-8160, ; or Jessica Klenk, +1-301-588-2900 Ext. 121, , or Michael Rudd, +1-301-588-2900 Ext. 115, , both of Boscobel Marketing Communications Web Site: http://www.techteamgovt.com/

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