Takao Wada
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined Sparrow Japan in February 1988 and moved to Tempstaff in September 1991. He became a Director of Tempstaff in June 2006 and of the holding company in October 2008, then Director and Executive Officer in April 2015, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer in June 2016 and Director and Executive Vice President in April 2020. He moved from sales at the operating company to management of the holding company, spending 30 years in the same group.
Selection
In April 2021 he succeeded Masamichi Mizuta as Representative Director, President and CEO. In the fiscal year ended March 2021, the year before he took office, net sales were ¥950.7 billion and operating profit ¥25.7 billion, down 34% from ¥39.1 billion the previous year. He was promoted from Director and Executive Vice President. The first President, Yoshiko Shinohara, and a related foundation remain major shareholders with a combined 18.7%.
Initiatives
In the fiscal year ended March 2022, his first full year, net sales were ¥1,060.9 billion, exceeding ¥1 trillion for the first time. In FY ended March 2026 net sales were ¥1,555.8 billion, operating profit ¥66.5 billion and net income ¥42.7 billion, all above the ¥950.7 billion, ¥25.7 billion and ¥15.3 billion of the year before he took office. Sales rose every year in the five years since he took office.
Career
Career
Suparo Japan
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Feb 1988 | Joined |
Tempstaff
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Sep 1991 | Joined |
| Jun 2006 | Director |
Persol Holdings
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Oct 2008 | Director |
| Apr 2015 | Director, Executive Officer |
| Jun 2016 | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer |
| Apr 2020 | Executive Vice President, Executive Officer |
| Apr 2021 | Representative Director, President, CEO |
References 1
References (Japanese primary sources)
- パーソルホールディングス 有価証券報告書（役員の状況）