Person Hunters

What Person Hunters does

Person Hunters is a privately held group of HR services companies founded in 2010 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan by Yuliya (Julia) Yakovleva. The firm operates as a one-stop HR solutions provider for enterprise and mid-market clients in Uzbekistan and Central Asia, delivering eight service lines: staff recruitment and executive search, HR and management consulting, outsourcing and outstaffing, personnel assessment, corporate training through Person Hunters Academy, occupational health and safety services, IT outsourcing, and HR analytics and market research. It reports a core team of over 100 professionals, more than 500 personnel working on outsourced client projects, over 300 active client companies, and more than 6,000 projects delivered since inception, with a partner network spanning 30+ countries and representative offices in Tashkent, Shanghai, Dubai, and India.

The firm's core technology consists of proprietary HR methodologies and digital tools supporting headhunting, executive search, assessment centers, HR analytics, occupational health and safety management systems, corporate training platforms, and custom business software delivered through its IT outsourcing practice. Person Hunters is differentiated by a portfolio of self-owned ecosystem assets: the Person Hunters Academy (an HR training center founded in 2013 and accredited by Uzbekistan's Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations), the annual EMBRAS Employer Brand Award and Summit (Central Asia's leading HR event, running since 2018 and produced jointly with Russia's Apostrophe Media), the Employer Association of Uzbekistan (a national HR association founded in December 2022 with 60 corporate members), and EMBRAS World magazine. The firm holds regulatory accreditations (Certificate RKA No. 0044 for labor protection and RKA No. 004 for occupational safety training) that gate regulated OHS services in Uzbekistan.

Person Hunters monetizes primarily through professional services fees, including recruitment placement fees as a percentage of placed-candidate annual salary, project-based and retainer HR consulting engagements, monthly managed-services fees for outsourcing and outstaffing contracts covering HR administration, accounting, and IT, per-program fees for Academy training and corporate courses, OHS audit and certification fees, project fees for salary benchmarking and labor market research, and event-related revenue from EMBRAS sponsorship, ticketing, and magazine advertising. GTM is sales-led and event-driven, anchored by direct enterprise sales, partnerships with international HR associations and universities (MDIS Tashkent, AKFA University), and the EMBRAS platform as a flagship brand-building and demand-generation channel. Notable enterprise clients include TBC Bank, Artel Electronics, Kapitalbank, Texnomart, Beeline Uzbekistan, Ucell, Korzinka, AKFA Group, Nornickel, UzCarlsberg, Nestle Uzbekistan, and Lukoil Uzbekistan.

Name

Person Hunters

Legal name

Person Hunters

Website

https://personhunters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Person Hunters is a privately held Uzbekistan-based HR services group founded in 2010, offering recruitment, consulting, outsourcing, training, occupational health and safety, and IT outsourcing to enterprise and mid-market companies across Central Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting and Recruitment Services

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

Keywords

• HR consulting services
• Executive recruitment services
• Occupational health and safety
• HR outsourcing services
• Employer brand management

Headquarters

HQ city

Tashkent

HQ country

Uzbekistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Recruitment and Executive Search: Staffing services including headhunting, executive search, specialist recruitment, mass recruitment, and international recruiting. Revenue generated through placement fees, typically a percentage of annual salary for placed candidates. The company reports over 500 successful executive recruiting cases.
2. HR Consulting and Management Consulting: Strategic HR consulting, HR department setup, organizational development, competency modeling, motivation system design, HR audit and diagnostics, and organizational consulting. Provided as project-based or retainer engagements.
3. Outsourcing and Outstaffing: Business process outsourcing covering HR administration, accounting, IT management, retail marketing, and outstaffing services. Revenue from monthly service fees for managed workforce.
4. Personnel Assessment Services: Assessment center design and implementation, competency testing, psychological assessments, business simulators, and 360-degree evaluations. Provided as professional services engagements.
5. Training and Professional Development (Academy): HR Academy offering courses in HR management, occupational health & safety, leadership development, and corporate programs. Revenue from course fees, certification programs, and corporate training engagements.
6. Occupational Health & Safety Services: OHS system development, audits, training, and certification. Accredited by the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of Uzbekistan (Certificate RKA No. 0044). Revenue from consulting and training service fees.
7. IT Outsourcing: Full-cycle application development outsourcing, IT staff provision, IT infrastructure support, and digital transformation consulting.
8. HR Analytics, Research and Surveys: Labor market research, salary surveys, marketing research, and organizational culture surveys. Revenue from research project fees.
9. EMBRAS Events and Publications: Annual EMBRAS summit, award ceremony, and EMBRAS World magazine generate revenue through event tickets, sponsorship packages, and publication advertising.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Person Hunters is a full-service HR consulting and recruitment group operating in Uzbekistan and Central Asia, delivering recruitment (headhunting, executive search, mass and international recruiting), strategic HR consulting, outsourcing and outstaffing, personnel assessment, professional training, occupational health and safety management, HR analytics and market research, and IT outsourcing services to enterprise and mid-market companies. The group operates sub-brands including the Person Hunters Academy (training), EMBRAS (annual employer brand award and summit), EMBRAS World (HR magazine), and the Association of Employers of Uzbekistan (60 member companies).

Product overview

Person Hunters is a diversified HR services group company operating as a single integrated offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The portfolio consists of a core recruitment and consulting business supplemented by several named sub-brands: EMBRAS (international employer brand award and summit), EMBRAS World (HR magazine), Person Hunters Academy (training center), and Ассоциация работодателей Узбекистана (employer association). Service modules include staff recruitment, HR consulting, outsourcing/outstaffing, personnel assessment, staff training, occupational health & safety, analytics/research, and IT outsourcing—all delivered by the unified Person Hunters brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EMBRAS: Annual international award and summit in employer branding and HR industry.
• EMBRAS World
• Person Hunters Academy
• Ассоциация работодателей Узбекистана (Association of Employers of Uzbekistan)

Products and services

• Staff Recruitment Services Comprehensive recruitment services including headhunting, executive search, mass recruitment, international recruitment, and recruitment outsourcing for various industries in Uzbekistan and Central Asia.
• HR Consulting Services Strategic and management consulting including HR strategy development, building HR departments from scratch, HR audit and diagnostics, organizational consulting, and competency model development for enterprise and mid-market clients.
• Outsourcing Services Personnel outsourcing, outstaffing, outplacement services, and business process outsourcing for accounting, HR administration, and retail marketing functions, with over 500 people managed on outsourcing projects.
• Personnel Assessment Services Assessment center design and implementation, competency evaluation, psychological testing, case development, business games, and 360-degree feedback assessments for HR decision-making and selection.
• Staff Training and Development (Person Hunters Academy) HR school programs (13 courses), occupational health and safety courses (18 to 300 academic hours), leadership development courses, and corporate training programs including team building and conferences, delivered by the Person Hunters Academy since 2013.
• Occupational Health and Safety Management Comprehensive occupational safety services including OHS system development, staff training, safety audits, regulatory documentation, and consulting, accredited by the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Certificate RKA No. 0044).
• Analytics, Research and Social Surveys Labor market research, salary reviews, market analysis, retail analytics, and employee satisfaction surveys to support business decision-making across Uzbekistan and Central Asia.
• IT Outsourcing Services Full-cycle application development outsourcing, individual development stage outsourcing, application testing, IT team building, and digital transformation consulting for businesses in Uzbekistan.
• EMBRAS Employer Brand Award and Summit Annual international award and summit in employer branding and HR, with paid participation, award submission, sponsorship packages, and event tickets for enterprise clients across Central Asia and CIS.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6,000 projects successfully implemented since 2010
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• Digital Uzbekistan / PLAS ForumminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 May 2026Person Hunters is a partner of the International PLAS Forum Digital Uzbekistan 2026 (May 2026). Central Asia's largest platform for digital transformation of government, financial sector, and fintech ecosystem. Focus areas include digital banking, fintech, cybersecurity, AI, CBDC, cross-border payments, and e-Gov.
• FINNEXT Asia ForumminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Person Hunters was a partner and active participant at FINNEXT Asia 2025 forum. The event brought together 1,000+ specialists from finance, IT, and HR sectors. Discussions focused on HR strategies in fintech and adapting HR strategies to rapidly changing business landscapes.
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 May 2023Person Hunters provided HR and IT support for the 32nd EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum held in Samarkand, May 16-18, 2023. The event brought together ~4,000 people from 70+ countries. Person Hunters recruited 80 student volunteers from Tashkent and Samarkand universities and assembled an IT support team.
• Training × Development Group (T×DG)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 January 2023Training × Development Group conducted free HR masterclasses for Uzbekistan HR community. Topics included 'Manager Journey Map' and 'Business Games and Facilitation for Business Tasks', including LEGO Serious Play methodology.
• Employer Association of UzbekistanflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022Founded by Person Hunters in December 2022. National HR association with 60 employer member companies as of 2025. Organized monthly meetings, reference visits, partner events and conferences on HR management topics. Grown from founding to 60 members, including Ucell, AKB Bank Development Business, Safia, AKFA Group, M Cosmetic, Beeline, Click, UzCarlsberg, Ishonch.
• AKFA UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 May 2022MoU signed on May 10, 2022 between AKFA University and Person Hunters. Aimed at developing information and cultural exchange, cooperation in education and research including: exchange of best practices in teaching methods, joint symposia/seminars/conferences, joint projects and programs, and cooperation in preparing qualified academic staff.
• FIFTYFIVE GROUP (Tajikistan)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2022MoU signed on March 25, 2022 between Person Hunters (Uzbekistan) and FIFTYFIVE GROUP (Tajikistan) for cooperation in labor and employment. Signed by Person Hunters CEO Yuliya Yakovleva and FIFTYFIVE GROUP CEO Ravshan Gulmatovich. Signed during the first international investment forum in Tashkent (March 24-26, 2022).
• MDIS TashkentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 November 2021MoU signed on November 10, 2021 between MDIS Tashkent and Person Hunters to strengthen cooperation in education and employment of MDIS graduates. Includes joint activities in employment, career counseling, and research for students and graduates of HR programs offered by MDIS's partner universities (Teesside University and University of Sunderland). Signed by MDIS Rector Jashur Salikhov and Person Hunters CEO Yuliya Yakovleva.
• BSS (Russia)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 September 2021Co-organizer of the 'Digital Transformation: Focus on Customer, Technology Backbone' conference held in Tashkent on September 15. BSS is a Russian software company (digital banking, speech technologies, information security). Person Hunters participated as HR expert speaker on corporate culture in digital transformation.
• Kazakhstan HR Managers AssociationcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Association of HR Managers of Kazakhstan - partner for EMBRAS events and joint reference visits (e.g., Artel reference visit at Human Capital Forum in Turkestan, June 2022). Enables cross-border HR knowledge exchange between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan markets.
• Latvia HR AssociationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019EMBRAS 2022 partner. International HR association facilitating knowledge exchange between Baltic and Central Asian HR markets.
• Georgia HR Association (National HR Association of Georgia)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019EMBRAS 2022 partner. National HR Association of Georgia supporting regional HR cooperation across the Caucasus and Central Asia.
• Tajikistan Employers CoalitionminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019EMBRAS 2022 partner. Coalition of Tajikistan employers supporting regional HR cooperation.
• Uzbekistan Marketing AssociationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019EMBRAS 2022 partner. Uzbekistan Marketing Association supporting HR marketing and employer branding initiatives.
• Apostrophe Media (Russia)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Co-organizers of the annual EMBRAS Employer Brand Award & Summit since its inception in 2018. Apostrophe Media (Russia), founded by Tatiana Ananieva and Anton Koval, provides international expertise in employer branding and HR communication. The partnership has produced one of Central Asia's most influential HR events, with multiple annual editions.
• Person Hunters AcademyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Educational center founded by Person Hunters in 2013 for professional HR training, occupational health & safety certification, and leadership development. Operates from a dedicated office in Tashkent. Website: academia.uz. Accredited by Uzbekistan Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations for occupational safety training (Certificate RKA No. 004).

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ancor: One of the largest recruitment and HR services firms in Russia and CIS, offering staffing, outsourcing, executive search, and HR consulting. Comparable to Person Hunters across recruitment, outsourcing, and HR advisory services in adjacent geography.
• Antal Russia: Executive search and HR consulting firm operating across Russia, CIS, and Central Asia. Comparable to Person Hunters in headhunting, executive search, and recruitment process outsourcing for senior and mid-level roles in the region.
• Pedersen & Partners: Global executive search firm with strong Emerging Europe, CIS, and Central Asia practice. Directly comparable to Person Hunters' executive search and HR consulting offerings, serving similar enterprise clients in overlapping geographies.
• Hays: Global professional recruitment and workforce solutions firm with established Central Asia and CIS presence. Comparable to Person Hunters in offering recruitment, talent solutions, and HR advisory to enterprise and mid-market clients, though at much larger scale and with deeper international networks.

Regional players

• HeadHunter (hh.ru): Leading online recruitment platform in Russia and CIS with strong brand across the region. Adjacent rather than directly competing with Person Hunters' consulting-led model, but competing for the same client recruitment budgets and employer brand attention in overlapping geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Global HR services leader offering staffing, outsourcing, consulting, and talent solutions. Comparable in recruitment and outsourcing services to enterprise clients, with broader geographic and capability footprint than Person Hunters.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and consulting firm specializing in finance, accounting, technology, and administrative placements. Comparable recruitment and consulting business model to Person Hunters, though focused on different functional specialties and Western markets.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions provider with presence across many emerging markets including Central Asia. Comparable in staffing/outsourcing and recruitment services, but operates as a broad incumbent with standardized offerings rather than localized community ecosystem.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm offering executive search, talent acquisition, leadership development, and HR advisory. Overlaps with Person Hunters' executive search and HR consulting practices but operates at vastly larger scale and serves multinational clients globally.
• Adecco: Global staffing and HR solutions company with extensive emerging market presence. Comparable to Person Hunters in staffing, outsourcing, and recruitment services, with similar enterprise target clients though at global scale rather than Central Asia focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/personhunters
• Facebookfacebook.com/PersonHunters
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/personhunters

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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