The Korn/Ferry Institute Announces Launch of New Periodical: Briefings on Talent & Leadership

LOS ANGELES, November 30 - Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), a premier global provider of talent
management solutions, today announced the launch of its flagship periodical,
The Korn/Ferry Institute's Briefings on Talent & Leadership. The quarterly
magazine is dedicated to offering a fresh and unique perspective on the most
pressing issues facing boards and the C-suite today, including CEO
succession, governance and risk, talent development and leadership. The
publication is targeted at a global audience of top corporate executives,
opinion leaders, heads of government and academia.

Articles are written by Korn/Ferry consultants along with renowned
journalists from the Financial Times, The New York Times, The Economist,
Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal, as well as distinguished
authors and academics. Copies of Briefings will be available at select book
retailers, newsstands and on NetJets aircraft starting December 8, 2009.

"Briefings on Talent & Leadership serves as a bold new voice on a range
of leadership and global talent management issues," said Michael Distefano,
chief marketing officer, Korn/Ferry International. "Our aim for this
periodical is nothing less than audacious: to provide great insights to help
leaders lead."

The first issue of Briefings includes an interview with American Express
Chairman and CEO Kenneth I. Chenault, a profile of Li & Fung Co-Chairman
William Fung, a piece focusing on leadership guru Warren Bennis, and articles
on succession planning at McDonald's, corporate governance and job creation
in Europe. The magazine also includes research on human capital, leadership
and talent, as well as book reviews.

Briefings' editor-in-chief is Joel Kurtzman, its publisher is Laurance
Allen and its art director is Joannah Ralston. Kurtzman and Allen helped
develop Strategy & Business and were respectively Editor and Publisher of the
Harvard Business Review.

In conjunction with the launch of the print publication, the Institute
has also created a related website, www.kornferrybriefings.com. The site will
feature content from each issue as well as original online content.

About The Korn/Ferry Institute

The Korn/Ferry Institute was founded to serve as a premier global voice
on a range of talent management and leadership issues. The Institute
commissions, originates and publishes groundbreaking research utilizing
Korn/Ferry's unparalleled expertise in executive recruitment and talent
development combined with its preeminent behavioral research library. The
Institute is dedicated to improving the state of global human capital for
businesses of all sizes around the world.

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.

Kevin Oates, +1-310-584-8331, kevin.oates at ketchum.com, for Korn/Ferry International