New Marketing Director for StepStone's Online Business

StepStone (OSE:STP), a leading provider of e-recruitment software
and services, today announced the appointment of Dave Mutton as
Marketing Director of StepStone's Online business.

With over ten years experience in the technology and new media
industries, Mutton will assume responsibility for the marketing of
StepStone's European network of job boards in Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland.

Mutton joins StepStone from Third Aspect Limited, an Internet
service consultancy which he founded in 2004. Prior to this, he spent
two years as Head of Commerce for Yahoo Europe, realigning the
strategic direction of Yahoo's shopping and travel interests across
eight markets. Mutton was also Head of Business Development for
Amazon.co.uk for over four years, where he played an instrumental role
in the successful launch of the company.

"Dave's excellent track record in some of the world's most
successful Internet businesses and his impressive background as a
successful entrepreneur make him an excellent fit for our business
strategy," said Colin Tenwick, Chief Executive Officer of StepStone.
"His broad experience and in-depth knowledge of the Internet
marketplace will be a great asset to StepStone as we expand and grow."

StepStone's Online business operates one of Europe's largest
e-recruitment advertising businesses and has grown its revenues by 48%
year- on- year.

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Note to Editors

About StepStone

StepStone was founded in Norway in 1996 and pioneered the
development of online recruitment in Europe. Today, StepStone is
Europe's leading provider of online recruitment services and
solutions. StepStone's public career websites cover 13 European
countries, providing high-quality candidates to recruiters quickly and
effectively through individually focused campaigns. StepStone's
recruitment solutions allow customers to operate their own private
career sites, covering both external and internal candidates.
Thousands of companies, including Carlsberg, IKEA, Coca-Cola, Toyota
Motor Europe, Irish Life & Permanent, Whirlpool Corporation, Levi
Strauss, Bertelsmann, KLM, Manpower, Vedior, Telecom Italia and KPMG,
use StepStone's products and services to help them recruit qualified
staff across Europe. For more information see www.stepstone.com