Rolf Dörig newly designated Chairman of the Adecco Group

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Zurich, Switzerland, November 27, 2008 - Adecco Group ("Adecco"), the
worldwide leader in Human Resource services, today announced that
Jürgen Dormann has decided not to seek re-election to the Adecco
Group Board for a further term and will step down from the Board as
of December 31, 2008. The Board of Directors designated Rolf Dörig,
the current Vice Chairman, to become Chairman of the Adecco Group as
of January 1, 2009.

Jürgen Dormann (68) made a substantial contribution to the successful
turnaround of the Adecco Group and its successful long-term strategy
over the last five years. He said: "I am proud to have achieved my
objective to bring Adecco to its current strong position in the
global staffing market with an excellent management team, a winning
strategy and a sound financial position."

Rolf Dörig (51), the current Vice Chairman of the Adecco Group Board
is designated to become the Chairman of the Board of Directors as of
January 1, 2009. Tom O'Neill will succeed Rolf Dörig as Vice
Chairman, as of January 1, 2009.

Jürgen Dormann joined the Adecco Group Board in June 2004 and was
named its Chairman in May 2007. Rolf Dörig joined Adecco's Board in
May 2007. Tom O'Neill is member of the Board of Directors of Adecco
Group since June 2004.

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beliefs, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. All
forward-looking statements included in this release are based on
information available to Adecco S.A. as of the date of this release,
and we assume no duty to update any such forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this release are not guarantees of
future performance and actual results could differ materially from
our current expectations. Numerous factors could cause or contribute
to such differences. Factors that could affect the Company's
forward-looking statements include, among other things: global GDP
trends and the demand for temporary work; changes in regulation of
temporary work; intense competition in the markets in which the
Company competes; changes in the Company's ability to attract and
retain qualified temporary personnel; the resolution of the French
anti-trust procedure and any adverse developments in existing
commercial relationships, disputes or legal and tax proceedings.

About Adecco
Adecco S.A. is a Fortune Global 500 company and the global leader in
HR services. The Adecco Group network connects about 700,000
associates with clients each day through its network of over 36,000
employees (FTEs) and over 6,700 offices in over 60 countries and
territories around the world. Registered in Switzerland, and managed
by a multinational team with expertise in markets spanning the globe,
the Adecco Group delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing
and career resources to clients and associates.

Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) and
listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange with trading on SWX Europe (SWX:
ADEN) and the Euronext Paris (EURONEXT: ADE).

Adecco Corporate Investor Relations
Investor.relations@adecco.com or +41 (0) 44 878 89 89

Adecco Corporate Press Office
Press.office@adecco.com or +41 (0) 44 878 87 87

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