MPS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection  with the Quarterly  Report of MPS Group,  Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2003 as filed with the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I,  Timothy D. Payne,
President,  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Director  of the  Company,  certify,
pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  ss.  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of
          the Company.



/s/ Timothy D. Payne
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Timothy D. Payne
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
August 14, 2003