Korn Ferry Completes Acquisition of Hay Group

Korn Ferry has completed its acquisition of Hay Group. An announcement about the deal was made earlier this year, and the deal was formally confirmed on December 1st.

“We need a new conversation on people. Never before has there been so much pressure on organizations to succeed. Yet by not applying the same rigor to their people strategy as they do in other areas of their business, organizations largely ignore their greatest lever for success,” said Gary D. Burnison, CEO of Korn Ferry. “The combination of our two firms brings together nearly 7,000 talented professionals who have a single purpose – helping leaders, organizations and societies succeed by releasing the full power and potential of people.”

“The Korn Ferry-Hay Group combination marks a historic moment that will reshape the future of work,” said Stephen Kaye, CEO of Hay Group. “This is the perfect combination of two great firms that will be uniquely positioned to help clients achieve their strategic goals and highest aspirations.”

Underpinning Korn Ferry and Hay Group is robust intellectual property and one of the most comprehensive leadership, reward and assessment databases in the world to accelerate client success.

Korn Ferry will serve clients through three business lines – Executive Search, Hay Group (which now includes Korn Ferry’s former Leadership and Talent Consulting segment) and Futurestep.

More information on the combination of Korn Ferry and Hay Group can be found at kornferry.com/together.