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PION Group

With competence and technology, we accelerate and maximise people

The PION Group works to maximise the ability of people and companies to achieve peak performance through competence, technology and strategy. We are convinced that human resources will continue to be a hub for growth in the future, as well. We are equally convinced that new technologies will improve and accelerate people’s abilities at a furious pace. That’s why we combine Human Resources with Tech Resources. 

PION derives its name from the word “pioneer”, and that is how we see ourselves – as forerunners, entrepreneurs and settlers. We have locations in Sweden, Norway and Finland and represent companies with consulting activities in areas such as IT, technology and strategy. We also work with Interim Management, Executive Search, HR-Tech, recruitment and staffing.

PION Group represents more than 3,600 people, who in turn deliver over 160,000 consulting hours a week. The group includes QRIOS, Workspace Recruit, Poolia, Dreamwork, Lisberg Executive Search, Roi Rekrytering, Uniflex and Student Node. 

PION Group AB is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Small Cap.

Sharp minds and warm hearts create a stable and successful culture

The last few years of global pandemic have provided insights into the importance of close dialogue and follow-up at every stage. This enables us to change and adapt to circumstances we cannot influence.

To maintain stability in our business, we have well-defined goals and a clear structure for our daily work. Every week, all our divisions review which activities and tasks they need to carry out. This way of working ensures continuity in the dialogue between managers, teams, and employees, allowing us to drive our business forward together.

To attract and retain key employees, we strive for a culture in which we celebrate success and give employees the right conditions to succeed and develop. We lead with a sharp mind, a warm heart and a firm hand to create stability and a sustainable work environment, even when the outside world is in turmoil.

All companies within the group work to ensure that our people achieve their full potential and thus have a greater impact on the results. We also make it a point to care about each other, our customers and the outside world.

The year in brief

We have implemented strategic efforts that have resulted in a new name for the parent company, as well as a new strategy. The strategy means that our offerings now cover three main areas: People, Strategy and Tech. As part of the new strategy, we have also launched a new, specialised consulting group, QRIOS Minds AB.

At the beginning of the year, we acquired Workspace Recruit, which provides a SaaS tool that we sell to our customers to make it easier for them to recruit employees themselves. We also incorporated the last parts of our student event company, Student Node, into the PION Group. Our last acquisition of the year was the recruitment group Dreamwork, whose innovative expertise in digitisation benefits all our companies.

To increase specialisation in our largest operations, Poolia and Uniflex, they now each have their own CEO. We have also strengthened the group’s management team with an HR Director and a Marketing and Communications Director.

This year, Poolia has received a completely new graphic profile and a clarification of their specialisations in Finance, Office, Light Tech, Interim Management, and Executive Search services.

Our KAM organisation has excelled and won several important contracts. We received the “Supplier Excellence Award” for our work with AstraZeneca. And Poolia was named Staffing Agency of the Year by Personal & Ledarskaps magazine and Branschen.se.

THE YEAR IN NUMBERS

Figures from the previous year for PION Group.

Revenue
msek
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Number of employees
3,600
+9%
2022
2021
Annual growth
Total 2021 - 2022
CAGR*, total 2017 - 2022
CAGR*, organic 2017 - 2022

PION Group is listed on the stock exchange. PION has not provided a financial forecast for 2022, nor has Danir drawn up a forecast. The figures to the right showing number of employees is the actual average number as of Q3 2022, with the addition of a 3,5% growth in Q4 2022, which corresponds to the average quarterly growth during the 12-month period of Q4 2021-Q3 2022. The figure to the right for sales in 2022 is the actual turnover during Q1-Q3 2022, with the addition of actual turnover in Q4 2021, increased by 15%, which corresponds to growth in Q3 2022 vs. Q3 2021. This estimate is not based on any forward-looking information from PION Group and has not been discussed with any PION representatives.

*Compound Annual Growth Rate.

PION Group

The PION Group works to maximise the ability of people and companies to achieve peak performance through competence, technology and strategy. We are convinced that human resources will continue to be a hub for growth in the future, as well. We are equally convinced that new technologies will improve and accelerate people’s abilities at a furious pace. That’s why we combine Human Resources with Tech Resources. 

PION derives its name from the word “pioneer”, and that is how we see ourselves – as forerunners, entrepreneurs and settlers. We have locations in Sweden, Norway and Finland and represent companies with consulting activities in areas such as IT, technology and strategy. We also work with Interim Management, Executive Search, HR-Tech, recruitment and staffing.

PION Group represents more than 3,600 people, who in turn deliver over 160,000 consulting hours a week. The group includes QRIOS, Workspace Recruit, Poolia, Dreamwork, Lisberg Executive Search, Roi Rekrytering, Uniflex and Student Node. 

PION Group AB is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Small Cap.

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