Resources Connection Opens Office In Nashville
Creating Presence In Tennessee

February 18, 2003 12:00 AM EST
Resources Connection Opens Office In Nashville Creating Presence In Tennessee

Resources Connection Opens Office In Nashville Creating Presence In Tennessee

Nashville, TN, February 18, 2003 -- Resources Connection, Inc. (NASDAQ: RECN), an international professional services firm, today announced the opening of its first office in Tennessee. Betty E. Reed, former Client Service Director for the Company's Atlanta office, has been appointed Director of Business Development for the new Nashville location.

"We are extremely pleased that Betty will be directing our efforts in Nashville," said Jay Milligan, Regional Managing Director of Resources Connection. "She has extensive knowledge of the professional services space and gained valuable experience working as our Client Service Director in Atlanta. In addition, the fact that Betty grew up in Middle Tennessee makes her well-suited to help Resources Connection build important relationships and new business opportunities in the Tennessee area."

Betty spent four years as Client Service Director for Resources Connection in Atlanta where she managed and developed existing client relationships. Prior to Resources Connection, Betty was a Senior Vice President in the Global Corporate Finance Division of NationsBank (now Bank of America). In this position, Betty worked with the financial executives of Fortune 1000 and middle-market clients to develop funding strategies such as debt structuring, commercial paper programs and corporate treasury management.

Prior to NationsBank, Betty worked as the Accounting Manager for Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Inc. where she managed accounting, financial reporting, operations budgeting and external audit. In addition, she previously worked as a Division Accountant at The University of Tennessee Space Institute where she managed financial reporting and budgeting for various contracts within the Department of Energy.

Betty received her BBA from Middle Tennessee State University with a major in accounting and her MBA from Georgia State University with a finance major. She received a Master of Taxation from Georgia State University and Ecole Superior de Commerce, Nantes, France. She holds both a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation.

ABOUT RESOURCES CONNECTION

Resources Connection, Inc. is an international professional services firm that provides accounting and finance, human resources, information technology, and internal audit on a project basis. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, the Company operates from 50 domestic offices and five international offices. More information about the Company is available at www.resourcesconnection.com.

Resources Connection was founded in June 1996 by a team from Deloitte & Touche, and became independent in April 1999, following a management buyout. In December 2000, the Company completed its initial public offering and listed on NASDAQ. The U.S. client portfolio boasts more than 30 of the Fortune 50 companies. The Company was recently named to Forbes Best 200 Small Companies list.