XG Partners

Founder & CEO of XG Partners Group, Hatsushi began his career as a head-hunter in 2005 and has over 18 years of experience in providing Executive Search services. He previously helped to establish the Hong Kong office of JAC Recruitment, a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and led a team of thirty members there between 2012 and 2018.

He is Japan’s NO. 1 head-hunter, generating an annual individual revenue of 200-300 million JPY. After achieving top performer for 3 consecutive years (2020-2022) in RGF, one of the top recruitment firms in Japan, at the age of 40 he set out to realize the dream he had held since his time in Hong Kong: to establish a Japan-based Global Executive Search Firm. To achieve this goal he founded his own company, XG Partners, and initiated operations at the Marunouchi headquarters in Tokyo. The company has seen great success, opening a second office in Hong Kong and with another planned to open in Singapore.

A dedicated recruitment professional specialising in executive search, finding bilingual talents for international top tier fintech companies.

Until completing graduate school, he worked as an actor for an entertainment agency. Having portrayed characters with different values in various works, including NHK BS dramas, he developed an interest in others' perspectives and ways of happiness.

Additionally, he worked part-time in civil engineering and harbor labor, experiencing situations where protective masks were not provided during building demolition preparation, leading to exposure to asbestos. This gave him a firsthand realization that companies do not always prioritize the protection of employees' physical and mental well-being.

Desiring to help people make their lifelong jobs a source of happiness, he retired from acting and began job hunting. Shortly after graduation, he became a career advisor under the theme of “considering the happiness of working individuals.” His counseling, focusing on articulating customers' values through dialogue and career advancement by leveraging existing strengths, received recognition, resulting in multiple awards from major job placement services.

Furthermore, he gained evaluation as an S-rank headhunter, equivalent to the top 1% of registered headhunters, from BizReach, a leading job placement service.Having been involved with numerous organizations and businesses as a career advisor, he found fulfillment as a consultant in supporting ambitious executives and business leaders aiming to balance business growth and employee happiness, leading him to transition to a major executive search firm.

Engaging with CEOs, executive officers, and business unit leaders, he identified the talent necessary for advancing business strategies and facilitated connections. Additionally, he contributed to the launch of a major SaaS company in collaboration with a foreign private equity fund.Similar to his approach to acting, he values gaining firsthand experiences over knowledge to truly understand customers.

After graduating from a machine learning programming school in 2019, he has been running a study group every week for four years. Since 2021, he has served as a business leader, dedicating himself to the launch of a new service at an HR Tech startup. His hobby is boxing, and he excels in combinations, particularly the left hook to the body.