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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-088439
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170317
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170320
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170320

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KORN FERRY INTERNATIONAL
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000056679
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES [7361]
		IRS NUMBER:				952623879
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14505
		FILM NUMBER:		17700227

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2600
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3105521834

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2600
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March&nbsp;17, 2017 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL </B></P>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">552-1834</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On April&nbsp;28, 2017, Stephen Kaye&#146;s employment with Korn/Ferry International (the &#147;Company&#148;) will end. Mr.&nbsp;Kaye will
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Effective April&nbsp;3, 2017, Mark Arian will succeed Mr.&nbsp;Kaye and
serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company&#146;s Hay Group. A copy of the press release announcing Mr.&nbsp;Arian&#146;s appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company&#146;s Hay Group is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL</U></B></TD></TR>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>MEDIA CONTACT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Dan Gugler </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">310-226-2645</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">dan.gugler@kornferry.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Korn Ferry Makes Leadership Changes Reflecting </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Growth and Evolution of the Firm </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>&#151;</I> Mark Arian to join firm as CEO of Hay Group advisory business <I>&#151;</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>&#151; Futurestep CEO Byrne Mulrooney to add Global Products responsibility &#151; </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>&#151; CMO Mike Distefano to serve in newly formed COO role for Asia Pacific &#151; </I></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Los Angeles, March</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;20, 2017</B> &#150; <U>Korn Ferry</U> (NYSE:KFY), the preeminent global people and organizational advisory firm,
today announced leadership changes in key areas of the business in a move that further positions the firm for growth. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Our firm is growing in both
size and complexity, and we are continually evolving to increase our relevance and impact with clients,&#148; said Gary D. Burnison, CEO Korn Ferry. &#147;Our leadership changes reflect our firm&#146;s transformation and the commitment we have to
aligning our business with opportunity and areas of growth.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Hay Group </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As the integration of Hay Group with Korn Ferry is substantially complete, and his role unifying these businesses is nearly finalized, Korn Ferry Hay Group CEO
Steve Kaye has decided that he will move on from Korn Ferry at the end of the firm&#146;s fiscal year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mark Arian will join Korn Ferry as CEO of the Hay
Group advisory business, effective April 3. Arian is a seasoned leader with a track record of building businesses, with deep experience in global professional services firms. Most recently, he was a partner at Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young and has held
leadership positions at Hewitt Associates, Towers Perrin (now Willis Towers Watson) and AON. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Global Products Business </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To further expand its product development and management capability, Andrew Huddart joined the firm in December 2016 as President of Global Productized
Services. To fully leverage the opportunity the firm has for its global products business, Huddart will now report to Byrne Mulrooney, who has a successful track record of productizing the firm&#146;s intellectual property. Byrne will continue to
serve as the CEO of Korn Ferry&#146;s Futurestep business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Asia Pacific </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As the firm experiences growth in Asia Pacific, it has created a Chief Operating Officer position to provide additional support to the region. CMO and
President of the Korn Ferry Institute Mike </P>
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Distefano will relocate to Shanghai from Los Angeles and work closely with Charles Tseng, President of Asia Pacific, to manage and grow the firm&#146;s business in this important region. </P>
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people and organizational advisory firm. We help leaders, organizations, and societies succeed by releasing the full power and potential of people. Our nearly 7,000 colleagues deliver services through our Executive Search, Hay Group and Futurestep
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