YY Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: YYGH) appointed Kai Yang as Chief AI Scientist, effective April 1, 2026, the Singapore-based workforce solutions company announced March 24.

Yang co-founded Arros AI, where he developed an AI-powered recruiting system that reduced recruiter workloads by approximately 80%. Arros AI recently entered a strategic technology partnership with YY Group to integrate AI-powered candidate screening and interviewing capabilities into the YY Circle platform.

Prior to Arros AI, Yang founded Moyin Tech Inc. in Beijing, which was accepted into Y Combinator China and raised approximately $3 million in funding. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics and statistics from the University of Toronto and a master's degree in statistics from Harvard University.

In his new role, Yang will lead development of AI-powered capabilities across YY Group's YY Circle workforce platform. His responsibilities include accelerating the company's evolution into an AI-native platform, strengthening capabilities in conversational AI and machine-learning powered candidate ranking systems, and improving efficiency in candidate discovery and screening.

"Building on our partnership with Arros AI, Kai Yang's appointment as Chief AI Scientist marks an important step in our journey to build the world's leading AI-powered hospitality workforce platform," said Mike Fu, CEO of YY Group. The company is scaling toward FY2026 revenue targets of $103 million to $110 million.

YY Group operates through two core verticals: on-demand staffing and integrated facility management services. The company maintains operations in Singapore and Malaysia, with presence across Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and the Middle East.