Korn Ferry Launches New Talent Suite
January 16, 2026 – Korn Ferry has launched Korn Ferry Talent Suite, a technology platform that is powered by 50 years of the firm’s proprietary performance IP and data. The new offering combines a powerful set of talent applications built on a single SaaS technology platform. “Talent Suite is a substantial differentiator and will elevate our firm as we seamlessly bring the breadth and depth of our world-class talent capabilities and assets to global organizations,” said Mathias Herzog, president of Korn Ferry’s global technology practice and leader of the firm’s digital solution. “This new technology platform takes all of Korn Ferry’s foundational assets and solutions that permeate everything our firm offers and everything we know about people and makes it accessible for our clients and our consultants at scale.”
Talent Suite embeds Korn Ferry’s talent IP, data, advanced analytics and AI into client workflows and supports scalable, enterprise-wide deployment. Through Talent Suite, all of Korn Ferry’s products such as architect, assess, pay, recruit, sell and more can be deployed in an organization’s environment through subscription- and license-based offerings. In addition, Talent Suite can be embedded broadly into Korn Ferry’s solutions as the firm’s consultants work with global organizations to deliver engagements.
“The new platform provides one clear view of people and how they impact business outcomes,” Korn Ferry said. “Talent Suite ensures every talent decision is connected, grounded in science, and aligned to the outcomes that matter most to a business, eliminating the guesswork and bringing clarity to what’s working, what’s missing, and what to do next. The applications in Talent Suite identify skills and development gaps across the entire workforce and help companies close these gaps with precise talent actions—from hiring, developing, coaching and moving talent where it’s needed most. Talent Suite ties pay, performance, and potential together to deliver fairer, more confident decisions that drive results.”
“Through Talent Suite, we’re building a holistic talent ecosystem that’s agile, inclusive, and future-ready. We’re not just managing talent, we’re unlocking it,” said Claudine Wolfe, chief talent officer, IFF. “We’re assessing for development, and succession with precision and scale. Already we’re seeing early signs of impact—sharper role clarity and, ultimately, improved retention and talent quality.”
Korn Ferry also recently launched Korn Ferry Pay Equity, an innovative product designed to help organizations achieve fair, consistent, and data-driven pay practices. Korn Ferry Pay Equity is the latest innovation within the Korn Ferry Talent Suite. The product incorporates knowledge and insights from Korn Ferry’s decades of experience working at scale in talent management, as well as the firm’s extensive pay database.
This new product equips total reward and HR professionals with the tools to identify pay disparities, make informed adjustments, and plan targeted actions—enabling fair, data-driven pay structures that support talent attraction, retention, and performance.
“Launching Korn Ferry Pay Equity is a major step in our journey to transform compensation decision-making at scale with Korn Ferry’s proven, productized talent science,” said Mathias Herzog, president of Korn Ferry’s global technology practice and leader of the firm’s digital solution. “By integrating Korn Ferry’s talent expertise with innovative technology, we are helping organizations streamline compensation to support their talent management practices.”
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Korn Ferry is a Los Angeles-headquartered executive recruiter and leadership consultant and the largest globally and in the Americas. The firm’s 8,600 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries.
New Chair
This past fall, Korn Ferry named Dominic Schofield as chair of the board and CEO practice in the U.K. “Dominic, who will continue as managing partner of the practice, will shape how we present ourselves in the market and help further elevate and strengthen our already formidable stature with boards and CEOs,” said Daren Kemp, president EMEA at Korn Ferry. “With growing demand for our services and expertise in CEO succession, board effectiveness and leadership transitions, Dominic’s appointment as chair provides a great opportunity to extend our strong foundations and expand the impact of the work we are doing in boardrooms.”
Mr. Schofield became a senior client partner based in Korn Ferry’s London office in 2010. He has led the board & CEO services practice since 2017 and, since September 2025, he and his colleagues have handled a significant number of FTSE chair, CEO and board changes, helping to bring greater diversity to the leadership of the FTSE and Europe’s leading companies.
As well as handling chair, CEO, non-executive director appointments in the London market Mr. Schofield has worked internationally handling searches and board effectiveness projects in Spain, Norway, Sweden, France, Belgium and the Middle East. In addition, he plays a key role in Korn Ferry’s work assessing, developing and coaching senior leaders and high potentials.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
