January 17, 2014

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17, 2014 - Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY), a single source of leadership and talent consulting services, today announced that Colleen O'Neill has joined the firm as a Senior Partner. Ms. O'Neill will be based in Korn Ferry's Atlanta office.

Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Ms. O'Neill was a Senior Partner at another Talent Management firm, where she served as Global Talent Management solutions leader. With two decades of consulting experience, holding a range of thought leadership and operational management roles, Ms. O'Neill has assisted a diverse set of organizations with a wide range of human resource issues including talent strategy, leadership development, performance and career management, and linking pay and performance.

"Colleen's deep expertise in a wide range of talent issues including talent strategy, leadership assessment and development, succession planning, performance management, and career management is a strong fit for our Leadership & Talent Consulting Practice," said Lewis Rusen, President, Leadership & Talent Consulting Practice, North America. "Colleen brings to Korn Ferry impeccable credentials and a track record of success; I look forward to having her join our team."

Colleen holds a B.A. in Psychobiology from Oberlin College and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia.

She has authored numerous articles on leadership, performance and reward topics.

About Korn Ferry
At Korn Ferry, we design, build, attract and ignite talent. Since our inception, clients have trusted us to help recruit world-class leadership. Today, we are a single source for leadership and talent consulting services to empower businesses and leaders to reach their goals. Our solutions range from executive recruitment and leadership development programs, to enterprise learning, succession planning and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO). Visit www.kornferry.com for more information on Korn Ferry, and www.kornferryinstitute.com for thought leadership, intellectual property and research.

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