Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 9, 2001

J.spencer Davis – Korn/ferry International (kfy)

J. SPENCER DAVIS joined Korn/Ferry International this year as Vice President, Investor Relations. Mr. Davis came to Korn/Ferry from Litton Industries, Inc., after that $6 billion company was sold to Northrop Grumman. At Litton he was Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations. He was also elected an executive officer, member of the Management Committee, and a member of the Pension Investment Committee. He brings 20 years of experience in investor relations, corporate communications, strategic planning, and management consulting to Korn/Ferry. Mr. Davis previously worked for Computer Sciences Corporation, a leading global information technology services company, where he was Director of Investor Relations. Prior to CSC, he served as Vice President, Media and Investor Relations for Helian Health Group, Inc. Earlier, he was the investor relations and strategic planning officer for Caesars World. As a management consultant, he specialized in investor relations and strategic planning for such diverse client companies as Times Mirror, Pacificare and Lockheed. He also worked in the financial industry as a broker and later as a portfolio manager for Dean Witter, E.F. Hutton, and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Davis is a graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Davis is past President of the Southern California Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute and has taught several symposia on fundamental and advanced investor relations practices. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of Korn/Ferry

International and a picture of what the company is doing now?

Mr. Davis: Let me start with a brief overview of the company.