Korn Ferry - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Korn Ferry’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Korn Ferry's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Gary D. Burnison
Chief Executive Officer; Director; President Executive BoardMr. Gary D Burnison has been the Chief Executive Officer, Director, and President of the company since 2018. Prior to this, he was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer from 2003 until 2007. Prior to Korn/Ferry, he was the Principal and Chief Financial Officer at Guidance Solutions from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Burnison also served as the Senior Executive Officer and Director at Jefferies & Company, the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group. He was a Partner at KPMG Peat Marwick from 1984 to 1995.
Robert P. Rozek
Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President; Chief Corporate Officer Senior ManagementMr. Robert P Rozek has been the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Corporate Officer at Korn/Ferry. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Cushman & Wakefield. Mr. Rozek also served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at the Las Vegas Sands. He worked at Eastman Kodak Company, and was a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has over 25 years of finance experience, managing the financial operations at various public and private companies.
Jill Wiltfong
Chief Marketing Officer Senior ManagementMs. Jill Wiltfong is the Chief Marketing Officer of the company. Prior to this, she was the Senior Vice President and Head of Business Innovation and Strategic Marketing. Ms. Wiltfong also held marketing roles at Ipsos and The Gallup Organization.
Lesley Uren
Chief Executive Officer - Consulting Senior ManagementMs. Lesley Uren has been the Chief Executive Officer of Consulting since 2025. Prior to this, she was the senior client partner and was then promoted to lead the consulting business in EMEA as President of EMEA Consulting. Previously, she was a talent management practitioner for PA Consulting from 2012 to 2017 and served as the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jackson Samuel from 2004 to 2012.
Michael Distefano
Chief Executive Officer - Professional Search & Interim Senior ManagementMr. Michael Distefano has been the Chief Executive Officer of Professional Search and Interim and President of Search Innovation and Delivery Team since 2020. Prior to this, he was the President of Korn Ferry Asia Pacific from 2018 to 2021, Chief Marketing Officer from 2007 to 2021, and President of the Korn Ferry Institute. Mr. Distefano held leadership positions at GetSmart.com and Benefits Consulting, Inc.
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