Korn Ferry named Canada’s Best Executive Recruiter by Forbes

Korn Ferry, a Los Angeles-headquartered organizational consulting firm, was ranked as Canada’s Best Executive Recruiter by Forbes Magazine.

The consultancy – which has Canada offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver – was the top-ranked of 90 firms in the executive recruiting list. Korn Ferry was also ranked 11th in the Canada’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms list, which focuses on firms that place candidates in permanent, non-executive roles.

“We’re pleased to be recognized by Forbes as Canada’s best executive recruiter and a leading professional search firm. This recognition reflects our commitment as a global organizational consulting firm to help clients identify exceptional talent, align leadership and strategy, and build the cultures and capabilities that drive enduring performance,” said Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn Ferry.

The firms rounding out the top five of the executive recruiting ranking were Randstad, Robert Half, Spencer Stuart, and Boyden.

The Forbes rankings were based primarily on survey responses from 15,000 HR managers, hiring managers, recruiters, and employees who recently worked with a recruiting firm in Canada. Results were largely determined by the number of validated recommendations a recruiting firm received, with a lower weight given to responses in last year’s survey.

Korn Ferry also ranked first in Forbes’ US list of the best executive recruiters.

Founded in 1969, Korn Ferry has more than 9,000 global professionals who help clients design organizational structures, hire talent, and reward and develop employees.