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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


FOR RELEASE at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Thursday, May 31, 2001
Emmet Stephenson, Jr. Chairman
(303) 399-2400


STARTEK ELECTS HANK BROWN TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS


         DENVER - StarTek, Inc. (NYSE:SRT) is pleased to announce the election
of Hank Brown to its Board of Directors effective May 31, 2001, which expands
the Board to five members.

         Chairman A. Emmet Stephenson, Jr. stated, "We are delighted that Hank
Brown, one of Colorado's leading citizens for four decades, has accepted our
invitation to join StarTek's Board. Hank's experience and wisdom is the product
of an extraordinarily rich background in business, public service, and the field
of education. We look forward to his advice and counsel to help StarTek grow in
the future."

         Hank Brown currently serves as President of the University of Northern
Colorado, based in Greeley, Colorado. Mr. Brown was previously a United States
Senator from 1990 to 1996 and served in the U. S. Congress for five consecutive
terms from 1980 through 1990. He also served in the Colorado State Senate from
1972 through 1976.

         Mr. Brown is currently a Director of Qwest Communications
International, Inc., Sealed Air Corp., and Alaris Medical Inc. He was Vice
President of Monfort of Colorado for 12 years before his election to the U. S.
Congress. While living in Washington, D.C., Senator Brown taught public policy
courses at Georgetown University and political science at Catholic University.
As both an attorney and a certified public accountant, Mr. Brown has a Bachelor
of Science degree in accounting and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University
of Colorado as well as a Master of Law degree from George Washington University.
He served in the U. S. Navy for 4 years in the early 1960's and was decorated
for his service in Viet Nam. Hank and his wife, Nan, have 3 adult children.



                                 COMPANY PROFILE

         StarTek, Inc. has been honored with selections for the Business Week
Magazine's annual ranking of the 100 Best Small Companies, Fortune Magazine's
annual ranking of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, Inc. Magazine's Hall of
Fame, Standard & Poor's Small Cap 600 Index, and the Russell 2000 Small Cap
Index. The Company, headquartered in Denver, Colorado, combines two of today's
most outstanding business opportunities--our established position as a leading
global provider of outsourced process management services and ownership
interests in proprietary Internet web site businesses arising from a portfolio
of world class brand Internet domain names. These positions encompass the new
Internet connected world, and



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StarTek is establishing a solid position in this new environment. Our integrated
outsourced process management services include provisioning management for
complex telecommunications systems, E-commerce support and fulfillment, Internet
support, high-end inbound technical support, and a comprehensive offering of
supply chain management services. StarTek has six facilities in Colorado and one
each in Wyoming, Tennessee, Texas, and Oklahoma. The Company's pan-European
services are performed from its facility in the United Kingdom, while Asian
operations are based in Singapore. The Company's clients are in the software,
telecommunications, Internet, E-commerce, technology and consumer products;
however, it is also targeting financial services and health care. For more
information about StarTek visit our web site at http://www.startek.com.


                           FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

         The matters regarding the future discussed in this news release include
certain forward-looking statements that involve specific risks and
uncertainties. In accordance with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, the following are important factors that could cause StarTek's actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to, general
economic conditions in the Company's markets, the loss of its principal clients,
the loss or delayed implementation of a large project which could cause
quarterly variation in StarTek's revenues and earnings, difficulties of managing
rapid growth, dependence on key personnel, dependence on key industries and the
trend toward outsourcing, risks associated with StarTek's contracts,
investments, and notes receivable, risks associated with rapidly changing
technology, risks of business interruption, risks associated with international
operations and expansion, dependence on labor force, and highly competitive
markets. Readers are encouraged to review Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Factors That May Affect Future
Results and all other disclosures appearing in the Company's Form 10-K and 10-Q
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.