Executive Introduction

Date of birth: August 26, 1959

Reasons for selection

At Ajinomoto Co., Inc., he has been involved in a wide range of businesses in addition to the food business, mainly overseas, and has abundant experience and insight related to overseas businesses and company management. It is expected that he will utilize this experience and insight in his role as a director in making important decisions and overseeing business execution, and therefore the Company has appointed him as a director.

Date of birth: December 19, 1969

Reasons for selection

Mr. Ikeda has been involved in finance and management strategy as well as company management at the Sumitomo Chemical Group, centered on Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., and has abundant experience and insight in finance and company management. It is expected that he will utilize this experience and insight in his role as a director in making important decisions and overseeing business execution. Therefore, he has been appointed as a director.

Date of birth: March 5, 1968

Reasons for selection

Mr. Ikeda has been involved in food manufacturing and technological development, including overseas, at Ajinomoto Co., Inc., and has extensive experience and insight in the food and overseas businesses. He is expected to utilize this experience and insight in his role as director in making important decisions and overseeing business execution. He has been appointed as a director.

Date of birth: June 25, 1963

Important concurrent positions

Executive Managing Director and General Manager of Corporate Division, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Reasons for selection

Reasons for nomination as outside director candidate and expected roles: Having been involved in the food business, including overseas, at Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Mr. Takeuchi has ample experience and insight broadly related to the food business and corporate management. He is expected to utilize this experience to make important decisions and supervise business execution as a director, and has therefore been appointed as an outside director.

Date of birth: April 28, 1967

Important concurrent positions

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Director, Food Division
Outside Director, Starzen Corporation
Outside Director, Feed One Inc.

Reasons for selection

Mr. Ikeda has been involved in overseas businesses and food and food products businesses at Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and has abundant experience and insight in these fields. It is expected that he will utilize this experience to play a key role in making important decisions and overseeing business execution as a director, and therefore he has been appointed as an outside director.

(Note) During Mr. Yoshiri's term as an outside director of Starzen Co., Ltd., the company announced that its employees had engaged in inappropriate trading, including fictitious circular trading. Mr. Yoshiri was not aware of these facts. He regularly makes proposals at board of directors meetings and other occasions from the perspective of compliance with laws and regulations, and after these facts were discovered, he fulfilled his responsibilities by calling for further strengthening of the system for investigations and measures to prevent recurrence.

Date of birth: January 1, 1957

Important concurrent positions

Senior Advisor, Lazard Japan Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Reasons for selection

Mr. Ikeda has been involved in domestic and international finance as well as company management at a securities company and an asset management company, and has abundant experience and insight in capital markets and company management. It is expected that he will utilize this experience to make important decisions and supervise business execution as a director, and therefore has been appointed as an outside director.

Date of birth: July 26, 1960

Important concurrent positions

Outside Director, Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

Reasons for selection

He has been involved in marketing and administrative tasks as well as company management at major retailers, restaurants and other companies, and has abundant experience and insight in marketing and company management. We expect that he will utilize this experience to make important decisions and supervise business execution as a director, and therefore have appointed him as an outside director.

Date of birth: December 22, 1964

Reasons for selection

Mr. Ikeda has been involved in marketing and company management at Benesse Corporation, and has abundant experience and insight in these fields. It is expected that he will utilize these experiences to make important decisions and supervise business execution as a director, and therefore he has been appointed as an outside director.

Reasons for selection

At Ajinomoto Co., Inc., he has been involved in a wide range of businesses in addition to the food business, mainly overseas, and has abundant experience and knowledge in overseas businesses and company management. He has been appointed as a full-time auditor because he is expected to objectively monitor and supervise the performance of duties by management.

Reasons for selection

Mr. Ikeda has been involved in legal affairs for many years at Kirin Holdings Company, Limited and has served as a full-time auditor for Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., and has extensive experience and knowledge related to compliance and corporate management. He is expected to objectively monitor and supervise the execution of duties by management, and has been appointed as an outside auditor (independent officer).

Important concurrent positions

Ohara Law Office (Attorney at Law)
Director of the Japan Tax Litigation Association
Outside Director of Nken Electric Co., Ltd.

Reasons for selection

He has specialized knowledge and abundant experience as an attorney and has been involved in corporate legal affairs for many years. Although he has never been involved in company management other than as an outside director, he has been appointed as an outside auditor (independent officer) since he is expected to objectively monitor and supervise the execution of duties by management.

Important concurrent positions

Director of Tanabe Certified Public Accountant Office (CPA)

Reasons for selection

He has specialized knowledge and abundant experience as a certified public accountant. Although he has no prior involvement in corporate management, he has been appointed as an outside auditor (independent officer) since he is expected to provide objective auditing and supervision of the business execution of management.