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The Korn/Ferry Institute Announces Launch of New Periodical: Briefings on Talent & Leadership
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), a premier global provider of talent management solutions, today
announced the launch of its flagship periodical, The Korn/Ferry Institute's Briefings on Talent & Leadership. The
quarterly magazine is dedicated to offering a fresh and unique perspective on the most pressing issues facing
boards and the C-suite today, including CEO succession, governance and risk, talent development and leadership.
The publication is targeted at a global audience of top corporate executives, opinion leaders, heads of government
and academia.
Articles are written by Korn/Ferry consultants along with renowned journalists from the Financial Times, The New
York Times, The Economist, Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal, as well as distinguished
authors and academics. Copies of Briefings will be available at select book retailers, newsstands and on NetJets
aircraft starting December 8, 2009.
"Briefings on Talent & Leadership serves as a bold new voice on a range of leadership and global talent
management issues," said Michael Distefano, chief marketing officer, Korn/Ferry International. "Our aim for this
periodical is nothing less than audacious: to provide great insights to help leaders lead."
The first issue of Briefings includes an interview with American Express Chairman and CEO Kenneth I. Chenault,
a profile of Li & Fung Co-Chairman William Fung, a piece focusing on leadership guru Warren Bennis, and articles
on succession planning at McDonald's, corporate governance and job creation in Europe. The magazine also
includes research on human capital, leadership and talent, as well as book reviews.
Briefings' editor-in-chief is Joel Kurtzman, its publisher is Laurance Allen and its art director is Joannah Ralston.
Kurtzman and Allen helped develop Strategy & Business and were respectively Editor and Publisher of the Harvard
Business Review.
In conjunction with the launch of the print publication, the Institute has also created a related website,
About The Korn/Ferry Institute
The Korn/Ferry Institute was founded to serve as a premier global voice on a range of talent management and
leadership issues. The Institute commissions, originates and publishes groundbreaking research utilizing
Korn/Ferry's unparalleled expertise in executive recruitment and talent development combined with its preeminent
behavioral research library. The Institute is dedicated to improving the state of global human capital for businesses
of all sizes around the world.
About Korn/Ferry International
Korn/Ferry International, with a presence throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and
Africa, is a premier global provider of talent management solutions celebrating 40 years in business. Based in Los
Angeles, the firm delivers an array of solutions that help clients to attract, develop, retain and sustain their talent.
Visit www.kornferry.com for more information on the Korn/Ferry International family of companies, and
SOURCE: Korn/Ferry International
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