Human Resources: FUTURESTEP NAMES ANDY WATT AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2007 -- Futurestep, the outsourced recruiting subsidiary of Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY), today announced Andrew Watt as its chief operating officer.

Watt brings more than 24 years of experience in the human capital industry to Futurestep. As COO, Watt will help lead Futurestep's talent acquisition programs and he will focus on the company's dedication to delivering quality results to clients around the world. Based in Houston, Watt reports directly to Futurestep Chief Executive Officer Robert McNabb.

"Andy brings the right mix of industry expertise and operational leadership to this pivotal role on the Futurestep global team," said Robert McNabb, CEO of Futurestep. "As we continue to expand our business to help our clients with their mid-level talent needs, we will look to Andy to advance company strategy throughout our global network."

"I am thrilled to join Futurestep at this exciting time of the company's evolution," said Watt. "Business opportunities are proliferating at a rapid pace around the world and I look forward to helping Futurestep capture those opportunities with the greatest efficiencies possible."

Watt was most recently senior vice president and general manager at Kelly Services where he spent the past 10 years of his career. While with Kelly Services, Watt was responsible for a domestic commercial division with a revenue of more than $800 million. He also has experience managing the strategic direction of Kelly's global professional and technical staffing business, as well as the company's non-staffing businesses which included recruitment process outsourcing, business process outsourcing and vendor management. Under Watt's leadership, this area grew from $600 million in revenue to more than $1.1 billion. Earlier in his career, he was senior vice president at Talent Tree, Inc.

Watt holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of New Haven and has completed executive education programs at the University of Michigan business school and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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.

About Futurestep
Founded in 1998, Futurestep serves as Korn/Ferry International's outsourced recruiting subsidiary, focusing on the creation of successful recruitment solutions based on clients' individual workforce needs. Futurestep has locations in 17 countries across North America, Asia Pacific and Europe. In addition to recruitment process outsourcing, the company's portfolio of services includes project-based recruitment, interim solutions and mid-level recruitment. For more information, visit www.futurestep.com.

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