Charys Appoints Catherine McKee

ATLANTA -- October 18, 2004 -- Charys Holding Company, Inc. "Charys" (OTCBB: CHYS.OB), a holding company targeting acquisitions in the Integrated Infrastructure Services market, today announced that Catherine B. McKee has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors.

McKee is a Senior Vice President & Director at General Dynamics' C4 Systems. In this role, she is responsible for public affairs, employee communications, brand management, external communications, customer service, government relations, media communications as well as issues and crisis management.

Prior to General Dynamics, McKee held several executive level positions with Motorola, including Senior Vice President of Strategic Business Services and Corporate Vice President of Quality and Administration. Her earlier professional and management positions were with Max Factor and Co., Colgate-Palmolive Company, Allied Chemical, and Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals. McKee received a Bachelor of Sciences in Chemistry from the College of Saint Elizabeth, is a graduate of the Arizona State University College of Business Management Institute, and is a Fellow of the Kaiser Institute of Innovation and Intuition.

"Charys continues to be able to add board members that not only have extraordinary accomplishments in the workplace but are anxious to work closely with our management team to execute the Charys strategy," said Billy Ray, Chairman and CEO, Charys Holding Company, Inc. "Cathy is a great addition to the board. I envision that her enthusiasm, her professional network of key contacts and her understanding of the Charys model will all play a key role in accelerating our progress in the near term."

According to McKee, "The combination of proven management, a successful and involved Board of Directors and a unique approach to the marketplace makes Charys a very desirable appointment. I have high expectations that I can hit the ground running with this team and make some very positive contributions."

About Charys Holding Company, Inc.

Charys Holding Company, Inc. (Charys) is a publicly traded holding company whose shares are traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol CHYS.OB. The company is pursuing a growth opportunity in the Integrated Infrastructure Services market through an acquisitions strategy, focusing on companies that have strong customer relationships that support Charys’ customer centric vision. Charys seeks to acquire stable, cash flow positive, small to medium sized private companies engaged in providing direct services and/or outsourced services to medium and large enterprise businesses.

Charys intends to operate these companies as independent subsidiaries, improving aggregate financial performance by encouraging its subsidiaries to develop beneficial symbiotic relationships. Charys is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit http://www.charys.com.

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				markets, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that these
				forward-looking statements regarding Charys Holding Company, Inc., its operations and its financial results involve risks and uncertainties, including
				without limitation risks of accessing capital markets on terms acceptable to Charys, downturns in economic conditions generally and in the
				telecommunications and data communications markets; risks in product development and market acceptance of and demand for Charys products; risks
				of failing to attract and retain key managerial and technical personnel; risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures; risks
				associated with investing in new businesses;  risks related to intellectual property rights and litigation; risks in technology development and
				commercialization.

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