Korn/Ferry|Whitehead Mann Managing Director Tony Vardy Adds Head of U.K. Technology Practice Role

LONDON, September 9, 2010 - Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), a premier global provider of talent
management solutions, today announced that U.K. and London Office Managing
Director Tony Vardy has additionally been appointed to lead the Firm's U.K.
Technology Practice.

Earlier this year, Mr. Vardy joined Korn/Ferry|Whitehead Mann as U.K.
Managing Director and Office Managing Director of the London office after 15
years at Spencer Stuart, where he was a leader and a founding member of the
Technology, Communications & Media Practice in Europe.

Throughout his career, Mr. Vardy has worked closely with leading global
technology companies and has conducted executive searches and succession
planning projects for CEOs in the U.K., Continental Europe, the Middle East,
South Africa, the U.S., Canada, Australia/New Zealand and Southeast Asia.

"Tony is an experienced, high credential talent management professional
who has a proven track record in working with the U.K.'s top organizations,
as well as companies throughout the globe," said Al Delattre, global market
managing director of technology for Korn/Ferry International. "Tony brings
significant capabilities to our EMEA technology practice, including
relationships at the highest levels and a deep understanding of the issues
driving today's technology market."

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. He began his career in software
development and computer 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. 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.

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