LOS ANGELES, July 28, 2008 -- Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY), a premier global provider of talent management solutions, today announced the creation of a new global sector, Basic Materials, within the firm’s Industrial Market. Jay Millen, a Senior Client Partner in Korn/Ferry’s Miami office, will lead the newly formed sector.

In his new role, Mr. Millen will have direct responsibility for the planning and coordination of Korn/Ferry’s work in the basic materials space on a global basis. The key areas of focus for the Basic Materials Sector will be: agribusiness; building products/construction materials; forest products & biofuels; metals; mining; paper; and packaging. The sector will be comprised of leading professionals from around the world who are focused exclusively on attracting top senior-level talent to basic materials companies.

“Korn/Ferry has had success for many years in basic materials but never before have we had an opportunity to combine these areas into such a powerful footprint,” said Scott Kingdom, Managing Director, Global Industrial Market. “With global demand and the complexity of these markets becoming so pronounced, this sector is an extremely important one for us and one that holds great promise around the world. Jay has done an outstanding job in creating new global opportunities in this area, and will no doubt continue to be a major contributor in this expanded capacity.”

Mr. Millen advises on talent and recruitment issues for clients across the basic materials industries. He has extensive experience in supply chain and strategy development, mergers and acquisition execution, and organizational leadership development. Additionally, he has technical depth in industrial and consumer packaging operations, engineered materials and fine papers converting. Prior to joining Korn/Ferry in 2006, Mr. Millen was a partner and the industry program lead for the Accenture forest products industry group.

Earlier, Mr. Millen was director of operations for a major private equity engineered materials business, where he was responsible for the development of an international joint venture strategy and provided operational business leadership. He also held leadership roles at both International Paper and Tenneco Packaging.

Mr. Millen holds a master’s of business administration degree from Xavier University, and is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Prior to entering the business world, he served in the U.S. Army in a number of command and staff positions within the Special Operations community.

About Korn/Ferry International
Korn/Ferry International, with 89 offices in 38 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. For more information on the Korn/Ferry International family of companies, visit www.kornferry.com.

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