Management Team

Directors

Shigenobu Maekawa

Shigenobu MaekawaRepresentative Director, Chairman

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Toru Nakai

Toru NakaiRepresentative Director, President

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Shouzou Sano

Shouzou SanoManaging Director, Sales and Marketing

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Takashi Takaya

Takashi TakayaDirector, Personnel, General Affairs, Risk Management,
Compliance & Digital Transformation

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Takanori Edamitsu

Takanori EdamitsuDirector, Business Management & Sustainability

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Kazuchika Takagaki

Kazuchika TakagakiDirector, Research & Development

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Hitoshi Ishizawa

Hitoshi IshizawaDirector, Functional Food

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Hitomi Kimura

Hitomi KimuraDirector, General Manager, Resource Procurement, Production & Assurance

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Miyuki Sakurai

Miyuki SakuraiOutside Director

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Yoshinao Wada

Yoshinao WadaOutside Director

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Yukari Kobayashi

Yukari KobayashiOutside Director

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Mayumi Nishi

Mayumi NishiOutside Director

 

Corporate Auditors

Kenji Kuwabara

Kenji KuwabaraStanding Corporate Auditor

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Hirotsugu Ito

Hirotsugu ItoStanding Corporate Auditor

 

Tsuyoshi Kondo

Tsuyoshi KondoExternal Auditor

Attendance at board meetings (FY2022): 15/15

Hiroharu Hara

Hiroharu HaraExternal Auditor

 

Corporate Officers

Koji Honma Department Manager, Personnel Dept.
Hayato Wada Department Manager, Kansai Business Office.
Masaya Toda Head of Licensing & Alliance Div.
Kazuyuki Yamate Head of Digital Transformation Div.
Masafumi Taira Head of Global Business Div.
Mitsuharu Koizumi Head of Sales and Marketing Planning Div.
Yoshizumi Tanaka Head of Regulatory Affairs Supervision and Assurance Div.
Keiichi Kuwano Department Manager, Discovery Research Labs.
Katsumi Noda Department Manager, Tokyo Business Office.
Hiroji Hayashi Department Manager, Corporate Planning Dept.
Toru Yamaguchi Department Manager, Odawara Central Factory
Kazuyuki Iwata Department Manager, Nagoya Business Office.