SEPTENI HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yuichi Kouno; hereinafter referred to as "the Company") has received the Excellence Award in HR Management at the 10th HR Technology Awards for its initiative to create synergies through group-wide talent mobility using AI matching.

[About the HR Technology Awards]
Held for the 10th time this year, the HR Technology Awards aim to contribute to the evolution and development of the field in Japan by recognizing outstanding initiatives in HR technology and HR big data (analytics).
https://www.hrpro.co.jp/award/technology/ (Japanese only)

[About the Company's Award-Winning Initiatives]
■Title
Initiative to create synergies through group-wide talent mobility using AI matching

■Reason for award
The Company developed a system to promote strategic talent mobility (optimal talent allocation) with the goals of creating cross-group synergies and maximizing human capital. Its proprietary AI model analyzes both organizational fit and individual growth potential to propose optimal placements.The initiative was highly praised as an outstanding system with the potential to create synergies. It achieves this by fusing quantitative, AI-driven talent selection with qualitative, human-led support, thereby promoting efficient talent mobility within the group.

■Initiative details
Under its medium-term management theme Focus & Synergy, the Septeni Group has been advancing organizational restructuring and optimizing its business portfolio. As part of these efforts, the Group developed a matching technology for optimal talent allocation using AI. By leveraging this technology to promote intra-group talent mobility, the Group aims to create synergies and maximize human capital through knowledge sharing and new collaborations between organizations. The Group has actively utilized technology in the HR field for many years. Building on this expertise, this new initiative developed an AI model that predicts employee performance after a transfer.

Going forward, we will continue to strengthen our management based on these systems and promote employee growth. Through our group company, Human Capital Lab, Inc., we will also offer these technology-driven solutions to external clients, contributing to our own competitiveness and the sustainable growth of other companies.

[About the Services Provided by Human Capital Lab, Inc.]
Human Capital Lab, Inc. provides services leveraging HR technology and data, built on nearly 20 years of empirical research and expertise in utilizing HR data.
https://www.hakase.tech/ (Japanese only)

[Inquiries about press release]
Onuma & Kojima, Public Relations Division, Public Relations Department, CEO Office, Septeni Holdings Co., Ltd.
E-mail：koho@septeni-holdings.co.jp

■Profile of Septeni Holdings Co., Ltd.
Business: A holding company to manage group companies which mainly develop the Internet businesses.
Head office: Sumitomo Fudosan Shinjuku Grand Tower 30F, 8-17-1
Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Representative: Yuichi Kouno, Representative Director
URL: https://www.septeni-holdings.co.jp/en/