Kai Hammerich Joins Korn Ferry

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY), a single source of leadership and talent consulting services, today announced that Kai Hammerich has joined the firm as Senior Client Partner. He will be based out of Korn Ferry’s London office.

Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Mr. Hammerich led the European Leadership & Succession Practice for a global executive search firm, working extensively with C-suite executives and board members at major Nordic, European and global technology clients. Before this he led the European and Global Technology Sector and was instrumental in establishing its presence in the Nordic region. He has considerable experience in advising clients on how to align a company's talent portfolio with the overall business strategy and company culture.

Previously, Mr. Hammerich worked for Apple Computer as the U.K. Regional Marketing Director, based in London, and as EMEA Marketing Manager for the Education Business Unit based in Paris. Before that, he held various sales and marketing management positions at Apple Computer and Hewlett-Packard in Denmark.

“Kai will focus primarily on expanding the firm’s integrated capabilities. His wealth of experience and relationships are a strong fit to our business as we continue to further establish our presence and extend our brand deeper into this growing, important area,” said Bernard Zen-Ruffinen, President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Korn Ferry.

Kai received his M.B.A. from Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management and his M.Sc. in economics from the University of Aarhus, Denmark. He is fluent in Danish, English, Swedish and Norwegian.

He is a published author and distinguished thought leader, co-authoring a book called Fish Can’t See Water, on how national culture impacts organizational culture and business success.

About Korn Ferry

At Korn Ferry, we design, build, attract and ignite talent. Since our inception, clients have trusted us to help recruit world-class leadership. Today, we are a single source for leadership and talent consulting services to empower businesses and leaders to reach their goals. Our solutions range from executive recruitment and leadership development programs, to enterprise learning, succession planning and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO). Visit www.kornferry.com for more information on Korn Ferry, and www.kornferryinstitute.com for thought leadership, intellectual property and research.

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Released May 19, 2014