GEE Group Inc. announced the addition of three new directors to the Company's board of directors (the "Board") and the resignation of a member. The newly elected directors include Jyrl James, David Sandberg, and J. Randall Waterfield. Carl Camden, a well-respected staffing industry veteran who has been a valued member of the GEE Group's Board since 2020, resigned from his position for health reasons.

The new members of the GEE Group's Board are proven business leaders with diverse skill sets and significant expertise with publicly traded companies. Jyrl James, David Sandberg and J. Randall Waterfield bring keen operational, financial and legal knowledge to the Company. Jyrl James was appointed by the Board to serve as a Class I director to fill the vacancy caused as a result of Mr. Camden's resignation.

Ms. James was selected by the Board to serve as a member of its Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee and Corporate Governance Committee. She has significant business and legal experience serving large and small companies, both private and public and has been the general counsel and a consultant to several minority owned businesses. Ms. James served as general counsel and corporate secretary to an investment group at Queen City Venture Partners, LLC.

She has been a key participant in various company acquisitions and led the development of infrastructures for both the legal and human resources functions. Her governance experience includes presenting to boards on various legal and structural matters and ensuring that the documentation was thorough and correct. Ms. James was a pioneer and became the first in-house attorney for Adecco Group North America ("Adecco"), the largest subsidiary of the publicly traded, Zurich based global human resources solutions and staffing services company, Adecco SA, from 1998 to 2005.

As Senior Vice President and General Counsel for North America, Ms. James was a member of key management of the then $4.5-billion-dollar enterprise of Adecco SA, then the world's largest staffing services solutions and talent development provider. As part of the Adecco executive management team, Ms. James was a critical participant in setting the direction of the company, providing legal advice, and managing a wide range of legal activities through a team of 30 in-house attorneys in 3 countries and numerous outside counsels. She served as corporate secretary and held a government security clearance.

Ms. James served as vice president of human resources and general counsel at the Akron Beacon-Journal, as an attorney specializing in employment/labor/benefits law at the Atlantic Richfield Company and at private law firms. She also served as chairperson of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Ms. James has completed the University of Santa Clara Black Corporate Board Readiness program, a program that accelerates diversity in corporate governance by accompanying highly experienced, qualified Black leaders through a structured executive education program. She holds a degree in business and labor relations from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a law degree from DePaul University Law School.

In light of that certain Cooperation Agreement, dated August 9, 2023 by and between the Company and Red Oak Partners, LLC and that certain Letter Agreement dated August 3, 2023 by and between the Company and J. Randall Waterfield (the "Letter Agreement"), on August 11, 2023 the Company amended its Amended and Restated By-Laws, as amended (the "By-Laws") to increase the size of the Board by two seats, from seven to nine and (a) appointed Mr. David Sandberg to serve as a Class I director, to fill one (1) of the newly created vacancies resulting from the increase in the size of the Board, and (b) appointed Mr. J. Randall Waterfield, to serve as a Class II director to fill the other newly created vacancy resulting from the increase in the size of the Board. In addition, on August 11, 2023, the Board appointed Messrs. Sandberg and Waterfield to the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the Board, Mr. Sandberg to the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board and Mr. Waterfield to the Audit Committee of the Board.

David Sandberg has expertise in business, finance and investment matters and serves as the Managing Member, Founder, and Portfolio Manager of Red Oak Partners, LLC ("Red Oak Partners"), an investment advisory firm with a focus on value investing. Prior to founding Red Oak Partners, he co-managed J.H. Whitney & Co.'sGreen Riverfund. He has public and private company experience as a director and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of CBA Florida Inc., a board member of a healthcare service company, W.O. Partners, LLC and as a director of WTI Holdings, LLC.