Kenro Kobayashi

Kenro Kobayashi

Director Head of Functional Food

Career

Apr. 1982 Joined the Company
Apr. 2007 General Manager, Kyoto Branch Office, Sales and Marketing Division
Apr. 2010 Corporate Officer; General Manager, Nagoya Branch Office, Sales Promotion Administration Division, Sales and Marketing Division
Apr. 2013 Corporate Officer; General Manager, Kinki and Tokai Regional Administration Division, Sales and Marketing Division
Apr. 2015 Corporate Officer; Deputy Head of Functional Food Division
Jun. 2015 Director, Functional Food; Head of Functional Food Division (current position)

Reasons for Appointment

Having joined the Company in 1982, Mr. Kenro Kobayashi took up the posts of, among others, Department Manager of the Kyoto Business Office from 2007, Department Manager of the Nagoya Business Office from 2010, Head of the Kinki Tokai Division from 2013, and Director in charge of Functional Food (current post) from 2015. As evidenced by the foregoing, he has been effectively applying his abundant business experience in and profound insight into sales and marketing of pharmaceuticals to the area of functional food.

Attendance at board meetings (FY2020): 14/14