PERSOL HOLDINGS Establishes CAIO (Chief AI Officer) and "Group AI Headquarters"

PERSOL HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Takao Wada), which upholds "Work, and Smile." as its group vision, announced today that it has established the position of CAIO (Chief AI Officer) and a new organization, the "Group AI Headquarters," effective April 1, 2026, to accelerate AI-driven service development and the sophistication and efficiency of internal operations across the entire group.

■ About the CAIO

Our company has set "evolving into a technology-driven human resources service company" as a management policy, positioning AI as a foundational technology to redefine the intrinsic value of human resources services, and has been promoting its utilization across the group. To date, we have worked on improving the accuracy of job matching, personalizing career support, and automating business processes. We have also been advancing the transformation of internal operations through the use of generative AI and developing data-driven solutions to support the human resources strategies of client companies.
To further deepen these initiatives and strategically and integrally promote AI utilization across the entire group, we have established the new position of CAIO (Chief AI Officer), responsible for the company's overall AI strategy. Yuta Tsuge, Executive Officer and CIO (Chief Information Officer), will concurrently hold this position.
Moving forward, under the CAIO, we will promote the creation of new value centered on AI and strengthen our competitiveness, while expanding the possibilities for both working individuals and companies by enhancing the value of human resources services.

The main roles of the CAIO are as follows:

• Formulation and oversight of group-wide AI strategy

  Integrate AI utilization across each operating company to create group synergies and accelerate policy implementation.

• Enhancement of various human resources services

  Create optimal connections between individuals and companies by improving matching accuracy and the quality of career proposals through AI utilization.

• Redesign of roles for AI and humans

  Reorganize the "value provided by human intervention" and the "value replaceable by AI" to expand the added value of human resources.

• Establishment of AI governance

  Promote AI utilization that ensures fairness, transparency, and ethics.

■ About the Group AI Headquarters

The "Group AI Headquarters" will be the core for promoting group-wide AI strategy.
This organization will consolidate AI talent and expertise dispersed across PERSOL Group's major subsidiaries, strengthening group-wide collaboration. Furthermore, by redeploying integrated knowledge and new initiatives derived from it to each operating company, it will make AI utilization more effective and accelerate the implementation of various measures.

In addition, to promote data utilization in AI applications, a "Data Solutions Department" will be established within this headquarters, aiming to establish a competitive advantage through data circulation.

【Organization Details】

　Establishment: April 1, 2026

　Roles: Creation of competitive advantage in key AI-driven services, planning and development of new services

　　　　Development of AI utilization guidelines and strengthening of governance

　Number of personnel: Approximately 150 people

■ Comments

・Yuta Tsuge, Executive Officer CIO/CAIO, PERSOL HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

We have reviewed the roles and responsibilities within our organization to further accelerate business transformation centered on AI. This demonstrates our commitment to clarifying accountability and decision-making in an era where AI forms the foundation of organizational competitiveness, and to evolving the organization itself to be AI-centric. It also signifies our determination to steadily execute transformations that directly lead to practical results and achievements, not just concepts.

Moving forward, we will continuously refine our organization to its optimal form to achieve our strategies and goals, and aim for sustainable growth by promoting AI-driven transformation in both business and "ways of working." At the same time, we will thoroughly implement governance equipped with the reliability and ethics required in the AI era, advancing with both offense and defense. By combining the power of people and technology and continuously evolving, we will realize long-term value creation.

・Masayuki Okada, Head of Group AI Headquarters / Group WorkStyle Headquarters, PERSOL HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

We have established the "Group AI Headquarters" to further accelerate business transformation centered on AI. Our motto is "AI-First Business Transformation." Our mission is to realize a society where people can "Work, and Smile." more by entrusting tasks that can be replaced by AI to AI, allowing people to focus on demonstrating value that only humans can provide, such as creativity, dialogue, and companionship, rather than AI taking away human jobs.

Moving forward, through our AI-First initiatives, we will powerfully advance the realization of a society where people can truly "Work, and Smile." To achieve this, while accurately grasping the evolution of technologies including generative AI, we will strengthen the recruitment and development of AI specialists and steadily promote group-wide transformation under a system that combines a deep understanding of the human resources business with AI expertise.

■ About PERSOL HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Since its founding in 1973, PERSOL HOLDINGS has been engaged in various businesses related to people and organizations, including temporary staffing, recruitment services, outsourcing, and design and development. In October 2008, Temp Holdings Co., Ltd. was established as a joint holding company. The company name was changed to PERSOL HOLDINGS CO., LTD. in July 2017.

Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Securities Code: 2181). Revenue for the fiscal year ending March 2025 is JPY 1,451.2 billion (IFRS).

■ About "PERSOL"＜ https://www.persol-group.co.jp/ ＞

As a "Well-being Creation Company for Work," the PERSOL Group aims to "create better work opportunities for 1 million people by expanding human potential" by 2030.

In addition to developing diverse businesses related to people and organizations, such as the temporary staffing service "Tempstaff," the job change service "doda," BPO, and design and development, the group is also exploring and creating new business areas, offering services such as the assessment recruiting platform "Miidas" and the part-time job app "Sharefull."

By responding to the diverse needs of working individuals and expanding their possibilities, we aim to create a society where everyone around the world can truly "Work, and Smile."