KORN FERRY

Information about our Executive Officers

Our executive officers serve at the discretion of our Board of Directors. There is no family relationship between any executive officer or director. The following information sets forth the business experience for at least the past five years for each of our executive officers.

Gary D. Burnison has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since July 2007. He was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company from March 2002 until June 30, 2007, and Chief Operating Officer from October 2003 until June 30, 2007. Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Mr. Burnison was Principal and Chief Financial Officer of Guidance Solutions, a privately held consulting firm, from 1999 to 2001. Prior to that, he served as an executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Jefferies and Company, Inc., the principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. from 1995 to 1999. Earlier, Mr. Burnison was a Partner at KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. Burnison earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California.

Robert P. Rozek joined the Company in February 2012 as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and, in December 2015, also became our Chief Corporate Officer. Prior to joining Korn Ferry, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., a privately held commercial real estate services firm, from June 2008 to February 2012. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., Mr. Rozek served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., a leading global developer of destination properties (integrated resorts) that feature premium accommodations, world-class gaming and entertainment, convention and exhibition facilities and many other amenities, from 2006 to 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Rozek held senior leadership positions at Eastman Kodak, and spent five years as a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Rozek is a graduate of Canisius College in New York with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

Lesley Uren has been the Chief Executive Officer of Consulting for Korn Ferry since February 2025. She joined Korn Ferry as a senior client partner in August 2017 and was promoted to lead the consulting business in EMEA as President of EMEA Consulting in May 2022. Prior to Korn Ferry, she led the talent management practice for PA Consulting from 2012 to 2017 and served as the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jackson Samuel from 2004 to 2012. Ms. Uren is a graduate of London Metropolitan University.

Michael Distefanohas been the Chief Executive Officer of Professional Search & Interim and President of Search Innovation and Delivery Team since December 2020. Mr. Distefano joined the Company over 20 years ago in March of 2001 and served in various capacities since that time, including President of Korn Ferry Asia Pacific from May 2018 until April 2021 and prior to that as the Chief Marketing Officer from 2007 to 2021 and President of the Korn Ferry Institute. Prior to Korn Ferry, Mr. Distefano held leadership positions at GetSmart.com and Benefits Consulting, Inc. Mr. Distefano is a graduate of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Jeanne MacDonald has been the Chief Executive Officer of RPO since July 2023. Ms. MacDonald joined the Company in 1998 and worked in a variety of roles at Korn Ferry including Senior Recruiter, Business Development Director for North America RPO prior to moving into various leadership positions with the Company, including General Manager of North America RPO, Chief Sales Officer, Global Operating Executive and President of Global RPO, a role she held from 2021 to 2023, prior to her appointment as Chief Executive Officer of RPO, where she was responsible for oversight of Korn Ferry's RPO businesses. Prior to Korn Ferry, Ms. MacDonald began her career in 1990 working in the Supply Chain industry for what is now, UPS Supply Chain Solutions. She then worked for American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) working in both Marketing and Sales leadership roles for voice, data and Web-related services. Ms. MacDonald holds a bachelor's degree with majors in both International Relations and French from the University of Virginia.