Korn/Ferry

Korn / Ferry International ( NYSE: KFY ) is the largest international executive search firm in the world. Worldwide, the company employs approximately 2,400 employees in 80 offices in Europe, North and South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

History

The company was founded in 1968 in Los Angeles by Richard Ferry and Lester Korn, two former partners of KPMG's predecessor organization Marwick Mitchell. Currently, the company is led by Gary Burnison, a former partner of KPMG. In June 2009, acquired Korn / Ferry London Recruiters Whitehead Mann, a leading talent management company, which was known for its connections to the Management and Supervisory level and many prominent clients across Europe. In January 2010, acquired Korn / Ferry, the McLean, Virginia -based SENSA Solutions, a leading management consulting firm for management and organizational development solutions. In January 2013, Korn / Ferry earned the world's leading provider of Leadership Solutions PDI Ninth House. PDI advises and assists companies in recruiting and developing leaders.

Divisions

Company's core business is executive search, so the search for top executives. The company has expertise in a variety of industries such as financial services, consumer products, industrial, technology, healthcare and pharmaceuticals. The company focuses on executive recruitment and talent management services. The subsidiary Futurestep was founded in 1998 and focuses on personal searches for middle management and Recruitment Process Outsourcing ( RPO) solutions.

Business in Germany

In Germany, Korn / Ferry has been present since the late 1970s in Frankfurt am Main. The company is one of the leading recruitment agencies for the top management in Germany and is led by CEO Hubertus Graf Douglas, according to the Business Week ranking, one of the leading recruitment consultant for the German industry and the manufacturing middle class. The company has included the German branch of Futurestep 90 employees in Germany.