-Rankings Released by Forbes Magazine and Analytics Firm Statista-

Los Angeles, April 9, 2018 – Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY), was recognized today in Forbes Magazine as America’s best executive recruiter and America’s best professional recruiter. Forbes worked with analytics firm Statista to compile the rankings.

As noted in Forbes, analytics firm Statista surveyed 30,000 recruiters and 4,500 job candidates and human resources managers who had worked with recruitment agencies over the last three years. Respondents were asked to nominate up to 10 recruiting firms in the executive and professional search categories. More than 14,500 nominations were collected, and firms with the most recommendations ranked highest.

Providing insight on the rankings, the Forbes article states: “Dominating this year’s ranking is Los Angeles-based Korn Ferry. A partner to 93% of Fortune 100 companies, the firm’s executive and professional search divisions secured the No. 1 spots on both lists.”

“To be recognized by our clients, industry peers and organizations across America as both the best executive recruiter and best professional recruiter for 2018 is an honor,” said Gary D. Burnison, CEO, Korn Ferry. “I’m equally excited about the evolution of the other half of our business. Today, we not only find candidates, but we find out who candidates are. We help companies design their organization and offer expertise on how they compensate, develop and motivate their people. We’re pleased that Korn Ferry is trusted by so many clients and candidates to help them exceed their potential.”

About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help companies design their organization – the structure, the roles and responsibilities, as well as how they compensate, develop and motivate their people. As importantly, we help organizations select and hire the talent they need to execute their strategy. Our approximately 7,000 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries.