Korn/Ferry Adds New Senior Client Partner in Silicon Valley
- Natasha Krol to Focus on Development of Technology Leadership Teams -
SILICON VALLEY, December 11, 2006 -- Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY), a premier global provider of talent management solutions, today announced that Natasha Krol has joined its Silicon Valley office as a Senior Client Partner and a member of the Global Technology Market.
Ms. Krol brings more than twenty years of experience in the development and application of information technology to her new role at Korn/Ferry.
“We are so pleased to add Natasha to our growing team,” said Wes Richards, office managing director of Korn/Ferry’s Silicon Valley office. “She brings the right mix of technology business acumen and search industry experience to make an immediate and lasting impact to our office and our clients.”
Prior to joining Korn/Ferry, Ms. Krol was the Vice President of Marketing at Evoke Software (now Informatica), a leading provider of data management solutions for enterprise-wide applications. Previously, she was a co-founder of Media Guaranty, a digital media company in Palo Alto, CA. Ms. Krol also led overall marketing efforts for several other start-up and medium-size Silicon Valley software companies, including eMotion (now Corbis.)
Previously, Ms. Krol was a Founding Member, Vice President and Service Director of Advanced Information Management Strategies for META Group (now Gartner), the leading provider of information technology research, advisory services and strategic consulting in Stamford, CT. Her clients included senior executives in Global 2000 companies as well as the venture capital community.
Prior to that, Ms. Krol managed research in advanced technologies for the John Hancock Financial Services in Boston, MA. She began her career as a Marketing Officer in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Ms. Krol holds a MS degree in Linguistics from St. Petersburg University. In addition, she has served on the technical advisory board for American Express and has been a featured keynote speaker at more than 50 international conferences.
About Korn/Ferry International Korn/Ferry International, with more than 70 offices in 40 countries, is a premier global provider of talent management solutions. Based in Los Angeles, the firm delivers an array of solutions that help clients to identify, deploy, develop, retain and reward their talent.
