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Representative Director
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer
Masazumi Kikukawa
Biography
Date of Birth
October 26, 1959
Career
| April 1984 | Joined Lion Corporation |
|---|---|
| January 2010 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Household Products Division |
| January 2012 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Health and Home Care Products Division |
| March 2012 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Health and Home Care Products Business, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Executive General Manager of Health and Home Care Products Division, Responsible for Advertising Department, Behavioral Science Research Institute and Distribution Policy Department |
| January 2016 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Health and Home Care Products Division, Health and Home Care Products Sales Division, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Direct Marketing Division, Advertising Department, Behavioral Science Research Institute and Distribution Policy Department |
| March 2016 | Executive Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Health and Home Care Products Division, Health and Home Care Products Sales Division, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Direct Marketing Division, Advertising Department, Behavioral Science Research Institute and Distribution Policy Department |
| March 2017 | Director, Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for Health and Home Care Products Division, Health and Home Care Products Sales Division, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Direct Marketing Division, Advertising Department, Behavioral Science Research Institute and Distribution Policy Department |
| January 2018 | Director, Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for Corporate Ethics, Direct Marketing Division, International Division and Overall Chemicals Businesses |
| March 2018 | Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for Corporate Ethics, Direct Marketing Division, International Division and Overall Chemicals Businesses |
| January 2019 | Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer |
| March 2022 | Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer |
| March 2023 | Representative Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer (current position) |
Representative Director
President and Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Masayuki Takemori
Biography
Date of Birth
February 24, 1970
Career
| April 1993 | Joined Lion Corporation |
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| January 2010 | Brand Manager of Living Care Business Department, Household Products Division |
| January 2012 | Brand Manager of Living Care Business Department, Health and Home Care Products Division |
| January 2014 | Brand Manager of Fabric Care Business Department, Health and Home Care Products Division |
| January 2018 | Executive General Manager of Fabric Care Business Department, Health and Home Care Products Division |
| January 2021 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Health and Home Care Products Division |
| January 2022 | Senior Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Health and Home Care Products Division |
| March 2023 | Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer (current position) |
Director
Vice President and Executive Officer
Hitoshi Suzuki
Biography
Date of Birth
March 24, 1963
Career
| April 1985 | Joined Lion Corporation |
|---|---|
| January 2011 | Director of Planning and Coordination Department, International Division |
| January 2012 | Director of Business Development Department, International Division |
| January 2014 | Assistant Executive General Manager of International Division and Director of Business Development Department II |
| January 2015 | Assistant Executive General Manager of International Division and Director of New Area Development office |
| January 2016 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of International Division, Director of Oleochemical Business Development Office and New Area Development office |
| January 2017 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of International Division and Director of Strategic Planning Department |
| May 2017 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of International Division |
| March 2019 | Senior Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of International Division |
| March 2021 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for International Division |
| January 2023 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Responsible for Overall Overseas Businesses, Northeast Asia Business Division, Southeast and South Asia Business Division and Overseas Strategic Planning Department |
| March 2023 | Director, Vice President and Executive Officer, Responsible for Overseas Strategic Planning Department, Northeast Asia Business Division, Southeast and South Asia Business Division, and Overall Overseas Businesses (current position) |
(Significant concurrent positions)
Representative, Lion Corporation (Thailand) Ltd.
Representative, Southern
Lion Sdn. Bhd.
Director
Senior Executive Officer
Kenjiro Kobayashi
Biography
Date of Birth
December 18, 1962
Career
| April 1987 | Joined Lion Corporation |
|---|---|
| January 2009 | Executive Officer, Director of Planning and Coordination Department, Health Care Products Division |
| January 2010 | Senior Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of International Division |
| January 2012 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of International Division |
| March 2012 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Overall International Businesses, Executive General Manager of International Division |
| January 2014 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Overall International Businesses, Executive General Manager of International Division and Business Development Department I |
| January 2015 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Overall International Businesses, Executive General Manager of International Division and Director of Oleochemical Business Development Office, International Division |
| January 2016 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Secretary Department, Corporate Brand Promotion Office, System Department, General Affairs Department, Corporate Communication Center and CSR Promotion Department |
| January 2017 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Human Resources and General Affairs Headquarters, Secretary Department, Corporate Brand Promotion Office, System Department, Corporate Communication Center and CSR Promotion Department |
| March 2017 | Director, Senior Executive Officer, Responsible for Human Resources and General Affairs Headquarters, Secretary Department, Corporate Brand Promotion Office, System Department, Corporate Communication Center and CSR Promotion Department |
| January 2018 | Director, Senior Executive Officer, Responsible for Human Resources and General Affairs Headquarters, Secretary Department, CSV Promotion Department, System Department and Corporate Communication Center |
| January 2019 | Director, Senior Executive Officer, Responsible for Corporate Ethics, Human Resources and General Affairs Headquarters, Secretary Department, CSV Promotion Department, System Department, Corporate Communication Center and Business Process Re-engineering Department |
| January 2020 | Director, Senior Executive Officer, Responsible for Corporate Ethics, Human Resources Development Center, General Affairs Department, Secretary Department, CSV Promotion Department, System Department, Corporate Communication Center and Business Process Re-engineering Department |
| January 2021 | Director, Senior Executive Officer, Responsible for Corporate Ethics, Human Resources Development Center, General Affairs Department, Secretary Department, Sustainability Promotion Department, System Department and Business Process Re-engineering Department |
| January 2022 | Director, Senior Executive Officer, Responsible for Corporate Ethics, Human Resources Development Center, General Affairs Department, Management Support Department, Sustainability Promotion Department, System Department and Business Process Re-engineering Department |
| January 2023 | Director, Senior Executive Officer, Responsible for Corporate Ethics, Human Resources Development Center, General Affairs Department, Management Support Department, Sustainability Promotion Department (current position) |
Director
Senior Executive Officer
Yugo Kume
Biography
Date of Birth
October 1, 1961
Career
| April 1984 | Joined Lion Corporation |
|---|---|
| January 2011 | Director of Oral Care Business Department, Health Care Products Division |
| January 2012 | Executive General Manager of the Oral Care Business Department, Health and Home Care Products Division |
| January 2015 | Assistant Executive General Manager of Health and Home Care Products Division |
| January 2016 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Health and Home Care Products Division |
| January 2018 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Health and Home Care Products Division, Responsible for Communication Design Department, Consumer Knowledge Center and Distribution Policy Department |
| March 2018 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Health and Home Care Products Sales Division, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Communication Design Department, Consumer Knowledge Center and Distribution Policy Department, Executive General Manager of Health and Home Care Products Division |
| January 2019 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Direct Marketing Division, Communication Design Department and Consumer Knowledge Center, Executive General Manager of Health and Home Care Products Division |
| January 2020 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Business Development Center, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Direct Marketing Division, Communication Design Department and Consumer Knowledge Center, Executive General Manager of Health and Home Care Products Division |
| January 2021 | Director, Senior Executive Officer, Responsible for Business Development Center, Health & Home Care Products Division, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Direct Marketing Division and Corporate Communication Center (current position) |
Director
Senior Executive Officer
Fumitomo Noritake
Biography
Date of Birth
August 20, 1963
Career
| April 1988 | Joined Lion Corporation |
|---|---|
| January 2009 | Director of Direct Marketing Business Department, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division, Director of Functional Food Business Office |
| January 2012 | Director of Direct Marketing Business Department, Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division |
| January 2016 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Direct Marketing Division, Director of Sales Administration Department |
| January 2017 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Direct Marketing Division |
| January 2018 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Research and Development Headquarters |
| January 2019 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Research and Development Headquarters, Responsible for Overall Chemicals Businesses, Intellectual Property Department, and Safety and Disaster Prevention Promotion Department |
| March 2019 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Supply Chain Management Headquarters, Production Engineering Research Headquarters, Purchasing Headquarters, Production Headquarters, Overall Chemicals Businesses, Intellectual Property Department and Safety and Disaster Prevention Promotion Department, Executive General Manager of Research and Development Headquarters |
| January 2020 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Supply Chain Management Headquarters, Production Engineering Research Headquarters, Purchasing Headquarters, Research and Development Headquarters, Production Headquarters, Overall Chemicals Businesses, Intellectual Property Department and Safety and Disaster Prevention Promotion Department |
| January 2021 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Supply Chain Management Headquarters, Production Engineering Research Headquarters, Purchasing Headquarters, Research and Development Headquarters, Production Headquarters, Overall Chemicals Businesses, DX Promotion Department, Intellectual Property Department and Safety and Disaster Prevention Department |
| January 2022 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Supply Chain Management Planning Headquarters, Manufacturing Innovation Headquarters, Purchasing Headquarters, Research and Development Headquarters, Production and Logistics Headquarters, Overall Chemicals Businesses, DX Promotion Department, Intellectual Property Department and Safety and Disaster Prevention Department |
| January 2023 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Supply Chain Management Planning Headquarters, Manufacturing Innovation Headquarters, Purchasing Headquarters, Research and Development Headquarters, Production and Logistics Headquarters, Overall Chemicals Businesses, Digital Strategy Department, Intellectual Property Department and Safety and Disaster Prevention Department |
| March 2023 | Director, Senior Executive Officer, Responsible for Supply Chain Management Planning Headquarters, Manufacturing Innovation Headquarters, Purchasing Headquarters, Research and Development Headquarters, Production and Logistics Headquarters, Overall Chemicals Businesses, Digital Strategy Department, Intellectual Property Department and Safety and Disaster Prevention Departmen (current position) |
Director
Senior Executive Officer
Kengo Fukuda
Biography
Date of Birth
April 1, 1965
Career
| April 1987 | Joined Lion Corporation |
|---|---|
| January 2014 | Director of Corporate Planning Department |
| January 2017 | Executive Officer, Executive General Manager of Corporate Strategy Headquarters |
| January 2020 | Executive Officer, President of Lion Hygiene Co., Ltd. |
| January 2022 | Senior Executive Officer, Assistant to the President (current position) |
| March 2022 | Director, Executive Officer, Responsible for Risk Management, Corporate Planning Department, Finance Department, Consumer Service Center, Reliability Assurance Department and Legal Department |
| March 2023 | Director, Senior Executive Officer, Responsible for Finance Department, Risk Management, Corporate Planning Department, Consumer Service Center, Reliability Assurance Department and Legal Department (current position) |
External Director
Kazunari Uchida
Biography
Date of Birth
October 31, 1951
Career
| January 1985 | Joined Boston Consulting Group |
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| June 2000 | Representative for Japan, Boston Consulting Group |
| March 2006 | External Auditor, Suntory Limited (now Suntory Holdings Limited) |
| April 2006 | Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Waseda University (current position) |
| February 2012 | External Auditor, Kewpie Corporation |
| June 2012 | External Director, Lifenet Insurance Company External Director, Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co., Ltd |
| August 2012 | External Director, Japan ERI Co., Ltd. (now ERI Holdings Co., Ltd.) |
| February 2015 | External Director, Kewpie Corporation |
| March 2016 | External Director, Lion Corporation (current position) |
(Significant concurrent positions)
External Director, BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
External Director
Takashi Shiraishi
Biography
Date of Birth
February 22, 1950
Career
| June 1979 | Assistant Professor, International Relations, Department of Humanities and Social Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo |
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| January 1996 | Professor, Department of Asian Studies and Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University |
| July 1996 | Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University |
| April 2005 | Professor and Vice President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
| May 2007 | President, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization |
| January 2009 | Councilor, Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office |
| April 2011 | President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
| January 2013 | Member, Management Evaluation Committee (now the Advisory Committee), Lion Corporation |
| March 2017 | External Director, Lion Corporation (current position) |
| April 2017 | Special visiting professor, Ritsumeikan University |
| May 2017 | Professor Emeritus, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (current position) |
| April 2018 | Chancellor, Prefectural University of Kumamoto (current position) |
External Director
Takako Sugaya
Biography
Date of Birth
September 20, 1972
Career
| October 2002 | Registered as an attorney at law (Daini Tokyo Bar Association) Joined Yamada Hideo Law Office (now the Yamada Ozaki Law Office) (current position) |
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| April 2010 | Associate Professor, Toin University of Yokohama Graduate School of Laws |
| June 2018 | External Director, Haruyama Holdings, Inc. |
| March 2019 | External Director, Lion Corporation (current position) |
(Significant concurrent positions)
External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Faith, Inc.
External Director, Kyokuto Securities Co., Ltd.
External Director
Reiko Yasue
Biography
Date of Birth
January 26, 1968
Career
| April 1991 | Joined Nagoya Research Institute, Panasonic Information Systems Co., Ltd. (now Panasonic Advanced Technology Development Co., Ltd.) |
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| December 1999 | Joined Motorola, Inc. |
| June 2004 | Joined SEVEN Networks, Inc. |
| September 2005 | Joined Qualcomm, Inc. |
| July 2009 | Joined FUJISOFT Inc. |
| April 2015 | Managing Executive Officer, FUJISOFT Inc. |
| January 2018 | Joined Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd., Executive Vice President |
| March 2018 | Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd. |
| March 2019 | Representative Director, President & CEO, Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd. |
| January 2020 | Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| March 2021 | External Director, Lion Corporation (current position) |
(Significant concurrent positions)
Board Director (external), TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
Note: Notification of the appointment of Mr. Kazunari Uchida,Mr. Takashi Shiraishi,Ms. Takako Sugaya and Ms. Reiko Yasue as independent directors has been sent to the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Naoki Miidera
Biography
Date of Birth
November 19, 1963
Career
| April 1986 | Joined Lion Corporation |
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| April 2013 | General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department for Special Mission |
| January 2017 | General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department for Special Mission of Corporate Strategy Headquarters |
| January 2019 | General Manager of Legal Department and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department for Special Mission of Corporate Strategy Headquarters |
| August 2019 | General Manager of Legal Department |
| January 2023 | Assistant to the President |
| March 2023 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member(current position) |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Yoshitada Ishii
Biography
Date of Birth
June 3, 1963
Career
| April 1986 | Joined Lion Corporation |
|---|---|
| August 2020 | Acting General Manager of Finance Department |
| August 2022 | Finance Department |
| January 2023 | Assistant to the President |
| March 2023 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current position) |
External Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Atsuko Suzuki
Biography
Date of Birth
September 9, 1962
Career
| April 1986 | Joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (now Panasonic Corporation) |
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| April 2008 | Director and Manager of the CSR Office, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (resigned in December 2014) |
| April 2010 | External Director and Auditor, Nara Women’s University (resigned in December 2012) |
| January 2015 | Joined Asahi Breweries, Ltd. |
| April 2015 | Manager of the Social Environment Department, Asahi Breweries, Ltd. |
| October 2015 | Manager of the Sustainability Promotion Section, Olympic/Paralympic Promotion Headquarters (concurrently held), Asahi Breweries, Ltd. |
| April 2017 | Director and General Manager of the CSR Division of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. |
| May 2019 | Resigned from Asahi Breweries, Ltd. |
| March 2021 | External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Lion Corporation (current position) |
(Significant concurrent positions)
External Director, ASAHI CO., LTD.
External Director, YAMAZEN CORPORATION
External Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Masatoshi Matsuzaki
Biography
Date of Birth
July 21, 1950
Career
| April 1976 | Joined Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd. (now KONICAMINOLTA, INC.) |
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| October 2003 | Director, Konica Minolta Business Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| April 2005 | Executive Officer, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (now KONICAMINOLTA, INC.) Representative Director and President, Konica Minolta Business Technology Center Co., Ltd. |
| April 2006 | Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (now KONICAMINOLTA, INC.) |
| June 2006 | Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer |
| April 2009 | Director, President, Representative Executive Officer |
| April 2014 | Director, Chairman of the Board, KONICA MINOLTA, INC. |
| June 2016 | Outside Director, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Outside Director, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. |
| January 2019 | Member, Advisory Committee, Lion Corporation |
| June 2022 | Special Adviser, KONICA MINOLTA, INC. |
| March 2023 | External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Lion Corporation (current position) |
| June 2023 | Honorary Adviser, KONICA MINOLTA, INC. (current position) |
(Significant concurrent positions)
Outside Director, Chairperson of the Board, LIXIL Corporation
Outside Director and Chair of the Board of Directors, Ushio Inc.
External Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Akemi Sunaga
Biography
Date of Birth
August 14, 1961
Career
| October 1989 | Joined Aoyama Audit Corporation (now PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC) |
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| February 1991 | Joined Chuo Audit Corporation |
| August 1993 | Acquired Japanese CPA certification |
| October 1994 | Acquired Japanese tax accountant certification |
| November 1994 | Established Sunaga CPA Firm (current position) |
| November 1996 | Established and became representative director of Marunouchi Business Consulting Ltd. (current position) |
| January 2012 | Established and became representative of Marunouchi Business Consulting Tax Co.(current position) |
| June 2016 | External Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co.,Ltd. |
| June 2017 | Senior Partner/CEO of Marunouchi Audit Corporation |
| March 2019 | Alternate Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Lion Corporation |
| January 2022 | Senior Partner of Marunouchi Audit Corporation (current position) |
| March 2023 | External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Lion Corporation (current position) |
(Significant concurrent positions)
Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), Ushio Inc.
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), YOMEISHU SEIZO CO., LTD.
Outside Corporate Auditor, Prima Meat Packers, Ltd.
Member of the Board of Directors (External), KYB Corporation
Note: Notification of the appointment of Ms. Atsuko Suzuki, Mr. Masatoshi Matsuzaki, Ms. Akemi Sunaga as independent audit & supervisory board members has been sent to the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The principle skills and areas of expertise of Lion’s directors and Audit & Supervisory Board members are as shown below.
| Name | Position | Corporate management |
Global business |
Finance/accounting |
Legal/risk management |
Human resource/ HR development |
Sustainability |
IT/DX |
Sales/marketing |
R&D/production |
| Masazumi Kikukawa | Representative Director Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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| Masayuki Takemori | Representative Director President and Executive Officer |
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| Hitoshi Suzuki | Director Vice President and Executive Officer |
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| Kenjiro Kobayashi | Director Senior Executive Officer |
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| Yugo Kume | Director Senior Executive Officer |
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| Fumitomo Noritake | Director Senior Executive Officer |
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| Kengo Fukuda | Director Senior Executive Officer |
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| Kazunari Uchida | External Director | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| Takashi Shiraishi | External Director | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
| Takako Sugaya | External Director | ● | ● | |||||||
| Reiko Yasue | External Director | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Name | Position | Corporate management |
Global business |
Finance/accounting |
Legal/risk management |
Human resource/ HR development |
Sustainability |
IT/DX |
Sales/marketing |
R&D/production |
| Naoki Miidera | Audit & Supervisory Board Member | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
| Yoshitada Ishii | Audit & Supervisory Board Member | ● | ||||||||
| Atsuko Suzuki | External Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
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| Masatoshi Matsuzaki | External Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
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| Akemi Sunaga | External Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
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Senior Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Health and Home Care Products Sales Division
Responsible for
Distribution Policy Department
Masaharu Mikuni
Executive Officer
Responsible for Corporate Environmental Strategy
Tomomichi Okano
Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Gift and Channel-Specific Products Division
Jiro Nagasawa
Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Production and Logistics Headquarters
Yasutsugu Shimizu
Executive Officer
General Manager of Human Resources Development Center
Yoko Koike
Executive Officer
General Manager of Overseas Strategic Planning Department
Annette Ling
Executive Officer
Exective General Manager of Supply Chain Management Planning Headquarters
Kei Minamikawa
Executive Officer
General Manager of Finance Department
Akihiko Takeo
Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Purchasing Headquarters
Katsuhiko Chikyu
Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Research and Development Headquarters
Ayako Suzuki
Executive Officer
Executive General Manager of Health and Home Care Products Division
Yasuhiro Urao