Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The Board of Directors (the "Board") of PDI, Inc. (the "Company") expanded the size of the Company's Board from ten to eleven directors and appointed Veronica
A. Lubatkin to fill the newly created Board vacancy as a Class III Director, effective November 18, 2008.

In connection with Ms. Lubatkin's appointment to the Board, on November 18, 2008, she was granted approximately $60,000 in restricted stock units which vest into shares of the Company's common stock in three equal installments over a three year period.

Ms. Lubatkin has not yet been named to any committees of the Board but the Company currently expects her to serve on at least one committee of the Board.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company regarding Ms. Lubatkin's appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release of PDI, Inc. dated November 19, 2008.

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