Notification of Change in Management Structure and New Board of Directors

Updated：March 17, 2023

We hereby inform the following changes to our management structure and new executive structure effective April 1, 2023, which were approved at our Board of Directors' meeting today.

For the Record

１． Change of Management Structure
Prior to the announcement of our Mid-term Management Plan scheduled in coming May, we will change our management structure effective April 1^st, 2023.
We aim to further enhance our corporate value through business activities in the five Strategic Business Units (SBU) of Staffing, BPO, Technology, Career, and Asia Pacific.

＜Background of Management Structure Change＞
Amidst significant changes in the labor market and business environment, there is a growing need for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services as a means of corporate sustainability and resolving human resource issues. The PERSOL Group will establish a new “BPO SBU” that brings together the Group’s experience and knowledge to meet the needs of our clients.
In addition, the current Professional Outsourcing SBU will be renamed the “Technology SBU” to strengthen the use of technology in the IT and engineering fields. The “R&D Function Unit (FU)” will explore med- to long-term business models.

* The group structure that will go into effect on April 1, 2023

*1 PERSOL BPO Co., Ltd. will be established as a core company for the BPO SBU. PERSOL TEMPSTAFF CO., LTD.'s business (BPO Business Unit) also belongs to this SBU.
*2 Tempstaff Forum Co., Ltd., *3 e-staffing Co., Ltd. and *4 Benesse i-Career Co., Ltd. are not consolidated companies.
(Major consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates as of April 1, 2023.)

２． New executive structure

Name	Position
Takao Wada	Representative Director, President and CEO
Hirotoshi Takahashi	Representative Director and Deputy President
Taro Mineo	Executive Officer CSO
Hirotaka Mino	Executive Officer CHRO
Yuta Tsuge	Executive Officer CIO/CDO
Junji Tokunaga	Executive Officer CFO
Kazunari Kimura	Executive Officer (Staffing SBU Lead)
Kazuyuki Ichimura*	Executive Officer (BPO SBU Lead)
Shinji Masaki	Executive Officer (Technology SBU Lead)
Yu Senoo	Executive Officer (Career SBU Lead)
Takayuki Yamazaki	Executive Officer (Asia Pacific SBU Lead)
Toshihiro Nagai	Executive Officer (R&D Function Lead)

* Newly appointed (Current Executive Officer of PERSOL TEMPSTAFF CO., LTD.)

Under this new structure, our entire group will come together and aim to achieve our group vision of “Work, and Smile”.

■About PERSOL HOLDINGS

Since its founding in 1973, Tempstaff Co., Ltd. (now PERSOL TEMPSTAFF CO., LTD.) group companies have been involved in comprehensive human resources services by placing temporary and permanent staff in outsourcing services and career transition (outplacement) support. The holding company, formed in October 2008 as Temp Holdings Co., Ltd., changed its name to PERSOL HOLDINGS CO., LTD. in July 2017.
The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Prime Market (stock code 2181) and has recorded sales of 1,060.8 billion yen (fiscal year ended March 2022).