Executive Introduction

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

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: 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.

生年月日 1962年10月26日

Reasons for selection

帝人株式会社において、会計･財務や経営戦略に携わるとともに会社経営を担い、会社経営に関わる豊富な経験と見識を有しており、これらを活かし取締役として重要な意思決定および業務執行の監督を担うことが期待されるため、社外取締役として選任いたしました。

生年月日 1961年2月3日

Important concurrent positions

稲畑産業株式会社 社外取締役（監査等委員）
ジャパン・アクティベーション・キャピタル株式会社 シニア・アドバイザー

Reasons for selection

キリンホールディングス株式会社において、製造と技術開発に携わるとともに幅広く会社経営を担い、会社経営に関わる豊富な経験と見識を有しており、これらを活かし取締役として重要な意思決定および業務執行の監督を担うことが期待されるため、社外取締役として選任いたしました。

生年月日　1963年8月23日

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.

生年月日　1961年5月20日

Reasons for selection

キリンホールディングス株式会社において多年にわたり、法務業務に携わり、協和キリン株式会社の常勤監査役を務めるなど、コンプライアンスをはじめとする企業法務および監査役実務に関わる豊富な経験と知識を有しており、経営者の職務執行に対する客観的な監視･監督が期待されるため、社外監査役（独立役員）として選任いたしました。

生年月日　1966年4月13日

Important concurrent positions

大原法律事務所（弁護士）
一般社団法人租税訴訟学会 理事
サンケン電気株式会社 社外取締役

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.

生年月日　1959年5月12日

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.