EXHIBIT 99.2


PRESS RELEASE

PRG-SCHULTZ BOARD ELECTS JACKIE M. WARD PRESIDING DIRECTOR;  DAVID A. COLE JOINS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ATLANTA,  Feb 27,  2003  (BUSINESS  WIRE)  --  PRG-Schultz  International,  Inc.
(Nasdaq:PRGX)   today   announced  that  Jackie  M.  Ward,  who  has  served  on
PRG-Schultz's  board  of  directors  since  1999,  was  unanimously  elected  as
presiding director of the board.

The Company also announced that David A. Cole, chairman emeritus of the board of
Kurt Salmon  Associates,  joined the PRG-Schultz board on February 26, 2003. The
PRG-Schultz  board voted  unanimously  to add Mr.  Cole to the board,  expanding
board membership from 11 to 12 members.  Seven of  PRG-Schultz's  board members,
including Ms. Ward and Mr. Cole, are classified as independent  directors  under
the proposed Nasdaq listing requirements.

John Cook,  chairman and chief executive  officer of PRG-Schultz  said,  "Jackie
Ward has been an invaluable  asset to the board.  She has the experience to help
the  company  continue  to  execute on its  strategies,  and she  possesses  the
confidence and skills necessary to promote active and independent governance."

"By establishing a presiding director position, PRG-Schultz has demonstrated its
commitment to a high standard of corporate governance," Cook said.

Ms. Ward,  who has served on  PRG-Schultz's  board since 1999 and is currently a
member of the compensation committee,  compensation  subcommittee and nominating
and  corporate  governance  committee,  is  managing  director  for Intec USA, a
telecommunications  systems  company,  and has held this position  since January
2001.  Prior to assuming her current  position,  Ms. Ward was the  president and
chief  executive  officer of  Computer  Generation  Incorporated,  a provider of
turn-key  telecommunications  systems products and data processing services that
she co-founded in 1968. She serves on the boards of several companies  including
BankAmerica  Corporation,  a banking and financial services company and Equifax,
Inc., a provider of credit and payment information services.

Cook  added,  "David  Cole is a terrific  addition  to our board and he brings a
wealth of top-level knowledge and industry experience.  We are honored to have a
businessman  of his caliber on our board.  David's  background in the retail and
consumer  products  industries and his expertise in corporate  growth  strategy,
information  technology  and  supply  chain  strategy  will make him a  valuable
contributor to the strength of our company."

Mr. Cole is chairman  emeritus of the board of Kurt Salmon  Associates (KSA), an
international  management consulting firm serving the retail,  consumer products
and health care  industry  areas.  He was  appointed  president  of KSA in 1983,
served as chief  executive  officer  from 1988  through 1998 and chairman of the
board  from 1988 to 2001.  Mr.  Cole  currently  is a director  of AMB  Property
Corporation  and  serves  on the  board of  VICS,  the  Voluntary  Interindustry
Commerce  Standards  committee.  He  holds an  engineering  degree  from  Auburn
University and completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business
School. He has also completed the Corporate  Directors  Workshop at Harvard.  He
currently serves on the Dean's Advisory  Council of Goizueta  Business School at
Emory University,  the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council and the board of Junior
Achievement of Georgia.








About PRG-Schultz International, Inc.

Headquartered in Atlanta,  PRG-Schultz International,  Inc. (PRG-Schultz) is the
world's  leading  provider  of  recovery  audit  services.  PRG-Schultz  employs
approximately  3,500  employees,  providing  clients in over 40  countries  with
insightful  value to optimize and expertly  manage their business  transactions.
Using proprietary software and expert audit methodologies,  PRG-Schultz industry
specialists  review  client  invoices,  purchase  orders,  receiving  documents,
databases,  and correspondence files to recover lost profits due to overpayments
or  under-deductions.  PRG-Schultz is retained on a  pay-for-performance  basis,
receiving a percentage of each dollar recovered.

SOURCE: PRG-Schultz International, Inc.





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