42 EXHIBIT 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant The following are the subsidiaries of the Registrant that were actively engaged in the conduct of business as of December 31, 1994 and the jurisdiction in which each is organized. The voting securities of each are all owned directly or indirectly by the Registrant, except for CDI International Limited and Career Pathways, the ownership of which is set forth below. Each of the subsidiaries conducts its business using the names indicated except as separately set forth herein. State or Country of Subsidiary Organization - ---------- ------------ Subsidiary of the Registrant: CDI Corporation (a) Pennsylvania Subsidiaries of CDI Corporation: Aware Engineering, Inc. Texas CDI Aircraft Maintenance Personnel, Inc. Delaware CDI Computer Services, Inc.(b) Pennsylvania CDI International Limited (c)(d) United Kingdom CDI Marine Company Florida CDI Telecommunications, Inc. Pennsylvania CompData Services Corporation (e) Delaware Greenhill Corporation Delaware Innovative Information Systems, Inc. Massachusetts The M&T Company (f) Pennsylvania Management Recruiters International, Inc. (g) Delaware Midwest Technical, Inc. Ohio Modern Engineering, Inc. Michigan Spectrum Acquisition Company (h) Delaware Stubbs Overbeck & Associates, Inc. (i) Delaware Todays Temporary, Inc. Pennsylvania Underground Electrical Company Delaware United Enterprises, Inc. Massachusetts Western Investments Corp. Delaware Pinpoint Systems, Inc. Delaware 10553440 Ontario Limited Canada Subsidiary of Aware Engineering, Inc.: Aware Operating Services, Inc. Texas Subsidiary of CDI Aircraft Maintenance Personnel, Inc.: STS Services, Inc. (j) Nevada Subsidiaries of Modern Engineering, Inc.: Modern Engineering Technical Services Co. Michigan Modern Engineering Tool Construction Inc. (k) Delaware Modern Prototype Company (k) Delaware Modern Engineering Interamericana S.A. Argentina Modern Engineering Europe S.A. France 43 Subsidiary of CDI Marine Company: CDI Power Systems Group, Inc. Delaware Subsidiary of Midwest Technical, Inc.: MTI Corporation (l) West Virginia Subsidiaries of Management Recruiters International, Inc.: Brownshill Corporation Delaware InterExec, Inc. (m) Ohio MRCP, Inc. Ohio Management Recruiters of Cuernevaca, Inc. Ohio Sales Consultants, Inc. Ohio Subsidiary of MRCP, Inc.: Career Pathways (n) Ohio Subsidiary of CDI Telecommunications, Inc.: CDI Personnel Services, Inc. (o) Pennsylvania Subsidiary of Todays Temporary, Inc.: Todays Temporary, Ltd. Canada Subsidiary of Todays Temporary, Ltd.: 142760 Canada Inc. (p) Canada Subsidiary of United Enterprises, Inc.: United Engineers, Inc. (q) Massachusetts Subsidiary of United Engineers, Inc.: U.E. of Massachusetts, Inc. Massachusetts Subsidiaries of Western Investments Corp.: AAAA Temporary Services, Inc. Oregon Lang Corporation Nevada Timesavers, Inc. California Subsidiary of 10553440 Ontario Limited: CDI Engineering Services, Ltd. Canada Subsidiary of CDI Engineering Services, Ltd.: CDI Technical Services, Ltd. Canada (a) CDI Corporation also conducts its business using the trade names CDI Corporation-Central, Division of CDI Corporation; CDI Corpora- tion-Midwest, Division of CDI Corporation; CDI Corporation-North Central, Division of CDI Corporation; CDI Corporation-Northeast, Division of CDI Corporation; CDI Corporation-Southeast, Division of CDI Corporation; CDI Corporation-West, Division of CDI Corporation; CDI Tek Skills, Division of CDI Corporation; Innovative Information Systems; CDI Temporary Services; and CDI Information Services. 44 (b) CDI Computer Services, Inc. also conducts its business using the trade name of Innovative Information Systems. (c) CDI Corporation holds a 60% ownership interest in CDI International Limited. (d) CDI International Limited also conducts its business using the trade names of Anders Glaser Wills, AGW Trade and CDI Technical Services. (e) CompData Services Corporation also conducts its business using the trade name of Innovative Information Systems. (f) The M&T Company also conducts its business using the trade name of The M&T Company Technical Services Company. (g) Management Recruiters International, Inc. also conducts its business using the trade names of Management Recruiters, Sales Consultants, Office Mates 5, CompuSearch and ConferView. (h) Spectrum Acquisition Company conducts its business using the trade name Spectrum Engineering Corporation. (i) Stubbs Overbeck & Associates, Inc. also conducts its business using the trade name of CDI-Stubbs Overbeck. (j) STS Services, Inc. also conducts its business using the trade name of STS Services Aviation Labor, Inc. (k) Modern Engineering Tool Construction Inc. and Modern Prototype Company also conduct their business using the trade name Modern Engineering. (l) MTI Corporation also conducts its business using the trade name of MTI Corporation of Kentucky. (m) InterExec, Inc. also conducts its business using the trade names of DayStar and Sales Staffers. (n) Career Pathways is a general partnership in which MRCP, Inc holds a 51% ownership interest. (o) CDI Personnel Services, Inc. conducts its business using the trade name of CDI Temporary Services. (p) 142760 Canada Inc. conducts its business using the trade names Personnel Temporaire Todays and Todays Temporary. (q) United Engineers, Inc. also conducts its business using the trade name of U.E., Inc.