For almost 40 years, Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY) has been a leader in executive recruitment, conducting over 100,000 senior-level searches for clients worldwide. Today, Korn/Ferry is a premier global provider of talent management solutions and delivers an array of solutions that help clients to identify, deploy, develop, retain and reward their talent. Services range from corporate governance and CEO recruitment to executive search, middle-management recruitment and Leadership Development Solutions (LDS). LDS includes strategic management assessment, executive coaching and development, and supporting IT platforms.

Korn/Ferry consultants - based in more than 80 offices across 39 countries in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and South Africa - work closely with clients and candidates to craft successful human capital strategies and solutions. The firm's seamless global network, time-proven search process and broad industry and regional expertise provide the competitive advantage necessary to recruit and develop world-class leadership teams.

Founded by Lester Korn and Richard Ferry in 1969, Korn/Ferry International is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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Elizabeth K. Hicks Senior Client Partner

Prior to joining Korn/Ferry, Ms. Hicks had more than 25 years of experience in international and domestic commercial banking. She has managed Latin American and domestic banking groups covering correspondent banking, corporate and government markets.

She is an active member of numerous community organizations and serves as a director on the International Advisory Board and the Parents’ Council of the University of Miami, the Board of Trustees of LeMoyne College and the South Florida Chapter of the Center for Financial Training/American Institute of Banking. She also serves as Leadership Council Chair for the Miami Chapter of Take Stock in Children.

Ms. Hicks obtained her MBA from New York University in international finance and holds a BA in modern languages from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York. She attended the University of Madrid for her junior year of college.

David Mead-Fox Senior Client Partner

Dr. Mead-Fox has recruited well over 100 CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, Deans and other senior executives for a wide range of not-for-profit, healthcare and higher education organizations. Dr. Mead-Fox brought over 20 years of direct management and nationwide consulting experience to the firm. His management background and skills in the areas of strategic positioning, organizational design, new venture development and change management contribute value-added perspective, understanding and insights to the search process.

During his career, Dr. Mead-Fox has developed a variety of healthcare joint ventures, integrated delivery systems and business alliances. He has directed organizational transformation and process engineering and designed/developed and implemented strategic and operational business plans. This experience, combined with management and organization-building in numerous business ventures, allows Dr. Mead-Fox a first-hand understanding of client needs.

Prior to joining Korn/Ferry, Dr. Mead-Fox served as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for a national healthcare operations and consulting firm. In addition, he has worked as an independent consultant and served as the CEO and COO of a number of start-up and established not-for-profit organizations.

Along with written work on a variety of topics, Dr. Mead-Fox is a regularly invited speaker and workshop leader and is regularly quoted in regional and national publications. Dr. Mead-Fox holds a BA from the University of Connecticut and an MA and PhD (with honors) from Boston College.