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Former Korn Ferry Financial Services Head Robert A. Flohr Joins Options Group

London, December 15, 2003  - Options Group, a global executive search and strategic consulting firm, is pleased to welcome Robert A. Flohr to the firm as a Senior Advisor/Consultant.

"We are very pleased that Bob agreed to join the Options Group family," said Michael Karp, founding partner of the Options Group. "He will be an important part of our mission to build senior relationships and expand our global footprint in the Americas and Europe," added Ike Suri, managing partner.

Bob, who will work closely with Michael and Ike, has been a consultant and advisor to the financial services industry for over twenty years, primarily from an executive search platform. For the past few years, Bob has worked as a senior advisor to the boards of two major banks consulting on issues related to corporate restructuring and integrations, corporate business development, management development and change management. He has an outstanding record of success in helping clients build new business, grow market share and improve performance and has consistently been a market leader in originating new business and generating revenues.

His consulting career began with McKinsey and Company and includes four years at Korn Ferry International (KFI). At KFI, he was head of the Financial Services practice for Europe and was responsible for the global coverage of investment banks and asset management firms. His clients have included many of the leading investment banks, asset managers, private equity firms and private banks. While based in London for ten years, Bob covered all the European markets and maintains a significant network of personal and professional contacts, both in Europe and the U.S. Bob is a graduate of Princeton University and spent four years early in his career working as an Assistant Dean of Admissions and as an Academic Advisor at Princeton.