Jill Wiltfong Joins Korn Ferry As Chief Marketing Officer

Korn Ferry announced that Jill Wiltfong has joined the firm as chief marketing officer. Mrs. Wiltfong will be responsible for global brand and marketing strategy and will be based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

Mrs. Wiltfong brings to Korn Ferry over 20 years of marketing experience. She joins the firm from global industrial advisory DEKRA Insight, where she was most recently senior vice president and head of business innovation and strategic marketing.

Prior to that, Mrs. Wiltfong held marketing roles at Ipsos and The Gallup Organization. She began her career as a television news anchor.

“Jill has a unique ability to devise innovative, global marketing strategies that shape the voice of a brand,” said Gary D. Burnison, CEO, Korn Ferry. “She is an expert marketer and corporate leader who has a successful track record of unifying companies from the inside out, bolstering client and employee engagement to achieve greater business outcomes. We are thrilled to have her lead us through this exciting next chapter of the Korn Ferry brand.”

Mrs. Wiltfong earned a B.A. in Journalism from University of Texas and an MBA from Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Business.