Anthony J. Vardy to Join Korn/Ferry|Whitehead Mann as Managing Director - U.K.

LONDON, February 1 - Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), a premier global provider of talent
management solutions, today announced that Anthony J. Vardy is joining as
Head of the Firm's London office.

Mr. Vardy is joining Korn/Ferry|Whitehead Mann after 15 years at Spencer
Stuart where he was head of the firm's London office and a founding member of
the Technology, Communications & Media Practice in Europe. Throughout his
career, he has conducted executive searches at the CEO and managing director
levels for major corporate clients throughout the world, including Europe,
the United States and Canada, the Middle East, the Far East and Australia/New
Zealand. He also has a proven track record in leading successful engagements
for chairmen and non-executive board members of large corporations and
pre-IPO, venture capital-backed early-stage businesses.

"Tony has a history of success while working with some of the most
well-recognized, high profile companies both in EMEA and worldwide," said
Bernard Zen-Ruffinen, Korn/Ferry president of EMEA. "He is also a proven
leader, with deep international experience and strong understanding of the
evolving talent management issues impacting the C-suite and boardrooms."

Mr. Vardy previously was an international consultant in communications
and technology for blue chip U.S. and European companies. Prior to that, he
spent 10 years with British Telecommunications in the U.K. and the United
States, as executive vice president of British Telecom Inc. in New York, and
earlier, as group director of corporate strategy and managing director of
cable television and broadband services.

Mr. Vardy is a psychology graduate, with an M.B.A. from the London
Business School. He is a chartered management accountant and a fellow of the
U.K.'s Royal Society of Arts. He is a member of the U.K. Committee of the
global Association of Executive Search Consultants.

About Korn/Ferry International

Korn/Ferry International, with a presence throughout the Americas, Asia
Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is a premier global provider of
talent management solutions celebrating 40 years in business. Based in Los
Angeles, the firm delivers an array of solutions that help clients to
attract, develop, retain and sustain their talent. Visit www.kornferry.com
for more information on the Korn/Ferry International family of companies, and
www.kornferryinstitute.com for thought leadership, intellectual property and
research.

United Kingdom, Tom Nutt, +44(0)20-7630-1411, TNutt at TheCommunicationGroup.co.uk, or Switzerland, Martin Zenhausern, +41-44-386-40-02, martin at zen-com.com, both for Korn/Ferry International; or Corporate, Dan Gugler, +1-310-226-2645, dan.gugler at kornferry.com