Rob Hetherington Joins Korn/Ferry as President of Leadership and Talent Consulting for EMEA

LONDON, March 1, 2010 - Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), a premier global provider of talent
management solutions, today announced that Rob Hetherington has joined the
Firm as President of the Leadership and Talent Consulting business for EMEA.
He will be based in the London office.

Mr. Hetherington was previously with Accenture for 17 years, where he
most recently served as Managing Partner in the company's EALA (Europe,
Africa and Latin America) Management Consultancy business. His broad-based
management, multi-cultural consulting experience ranges from banking,
products and retail to telecom, utilities and resources industries, as
well as the public sector.

"Rob's consulting experience and knowledge of important talent management
issues are a strong fit for our Firm as we continue to capture market share
throughout EMEA for high quality services and solutions that enable our
clients to better deploy, develop, retain and reward their workforce," said
Ana Dutra, CEO of Korn/Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting.

Mr. Hetherington's experience includes a strong focus on corporate and
business unit strategy, human capital strategy, risk management,
restructuring and turnaround consulting, M&A consultancy, marketing strategy,
finance transformation consulting and performance improvement consulting.

"Rob brings to Korn/Ferry deep consulting credentials and proven
experience leading high-level consultancy engagements with senior executives
at companies in EMEA and throughout the globe," said Korn/Ferry's president
of EMEA, Bernard Zen-Ruffinen.

Earlier, Mr. Hetherington also held positions at Coopers & Lybrand,
Shearson Lehman Brothers and Barclays National Bank. He received a master's
degree in business administration from London Business School, and a
bachelor's degree in commerce from the University of South Africa.

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, of Korn/Ferry International