Korn Ferry (KFY) Appoints Russ Hagey to its Board

Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) today announced that Russ Hagey, a long-tenured leader at Bain & Company, has been elected to the company’s board of directors.

Hagey brings to Korn Ferry’s board extensive talent management and consulting experience, having served at Bain & Company for more than four decades, most recently as a Senior Partner and the company’s Chief Leadership Officer and prior to that as its Worldwide Chief Talent Officer. Hagey also has public and private company board experience.

Throughout his career at Bain & Company, Hagey has consulted with diverse slates of clients in multiple industries, including large corporations, as well as venture and private equity-backed entities. His credentials include a strong focus on corporate strategy, growth initiatives, new product development, acquisitions and sales force operations.

“We are excited to have Russ join our board of directors,” said Gary D. Burnison, CEO, Korn Ferry. “His extensive talent management experience, consulting credentials and deep understanding of the organizational issues impacting global companies today will be a great fit for Korn Ferry.”

“We welcome Russ who brings vast client consulting expertise to our board of directors,” said Jerry Leamon, Non-Executive Chair of Korn Ferry’s Board of Directors. “His four-decade career across multiple industries, helping clients at different stages solve industry-defining challenges, will broaden the scope of our board’s capabilities.”

Hagey previously served as Chair of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and sat on the board of directors of LA’s BEST, a nationally recognized after-school program. He earned his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and is a graduate of UCLA, where he received a BA in Economics.

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