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Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

(as of June 28, 2024)

Director

Representative Director and President
Yohichi Ohnuki
Area of Responsibilities : General Management

Career Summary

April 1983	Joined the Company
May 2008	General Manager of Sales & Marketing Administration Office, Sales & Marketing Division
February 2010	General Manager of Sales & Marketing Administration Office
June 2011	Managing Officer, General Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning Department and General Manager of Public Relations Department
November 2014	Managing Officer, General Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning Department
June 2015	Director, Executive Managing Officer and General Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning Department
April 2016	Director
June 2017	Managing Director
June 2018	Managing Director, Executive Managing Officer and General Manager of Strategic Planning Division
June 2019	Senior Managing Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer and General Manager of Strategic Planning Division
June 2021	Representative Director and President (present)

Representative Director and Executive Vice President
Teiichiro Okawa
Area of Responsibilities :
General Management, Assistant of President

Career Summary

April 1982	Joined the Company
June 2012	General Manager of Food Research & Development Institute
June 2013	Managing Officer and General Manager of Food Research & Development Institute
June 2015	Managing Director, Executive Managing Officer and General Manager of Food Research & Development Institute
November 2015	Managing Director
June 2016	Managing Director, Executive Managing Officer and General Manager of R&D Division
June 2017	Senior Managing Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer and General Manager of R&D Division
June 2020	Representative Director and Executive Vice President(present)

Director
Tsuyoshi Minato
Area of Responsibilities :
Special Affairs, Dairy Farm Services and Procurement

Career Summary

April 1988	Joined the Company
November 2007	General Manager of Special Affairs Department
June 2010	Managing Officer and General Manager of Special Affairs Department
June 2015	Director, Executive Managing Officer, Deputy General Manager of Special Affairs Division and General Manager of Special Affairs Department
June 2016	Managing Director, Executive Managing Officer and General Manager of Special Affairs Division
June 2018	Managing Director, Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Corporate Division and General Manager of Special Affairs Division
June 2020	Managing Director, Executive Managing Officer and General Manager of Special Affairs Division
April 2022	Managing Director
June 2023	Director and Executive Managing Officer (present)

Director
Yasuhiko Yanagida
Area of Responsibilities :
Quality Assurance, Manufacturing and Distribution

Career Summary

April 1984	Joined the Company
February 2010	General Manager of Cost Engineering Office, Manufacturing Division
June 2011	General Manager of Morioka Plant
June 2013	General Manager of Chukyo Plant
July 2015	Managing Officer, General Manager of Chukyo Plant
November 2015	Managing Officer, General Manager of Tokyo Tama Plant
April 2019	Manageng Officer, General Manager of Manufacturing Department, Manufacturing Division
June 2020	Exective Manageng Officer, General Manager of Manufacturing Division
June 2021	Managing Director, Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Manufacturing Division
June 2023	Director, Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Manufacturing Division (present)

Director
Hitoshi Hyodo
Area of Responsibilities :
Sales and Marketing

Career Summary

April 1989	Joined the Company
May 2009	General Manager of Tohoku Branch
April 2013	General Manager of Tokai Branch
June 2014	General Manager of Central Japan Regional Office
June 2016	General Manager of Ice Cream Department, Sales & Marketing Division 1
June 2017	General Manager of Ice Cream Business Department, Sales & Marketing Division
June 2018	Managing Officer and Deputy General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division
June 2020	Executive Managing Officer and General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division
June 2021	Managing Director, Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division
June 2023	Director, Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division (present)

Director
Akihiro Nozaki
Area of Responsibilities :
Strategic Planning, Finances, IT, Human Resources and General Affairs

Career Summary

April 1988	Joined the Company
April 2016	General Manager of Finance & Accounting Department
June 2018	General Manager of Finance & Accounting Department, Strategic Planning Division
June 2019	Managing Officer, Deputy General Manager of Manufacturing Division
June 2020	Managing Officer, Deputy General Manager of Strategic Planning Division
June 2021	Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Strategic Planning Division
April 2022	Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning Division
June 2022	Managing Director, Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning Division
June 2023	Director, Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning Division (present)

Director
Takahiro Yanagida
Area of Responsibilities :
Overseas

Career Summary

April 1985	Joined the Company
June 2017	President and Representative Director of MILEI GmbH
January 2020	Managing Officer of the Company; President and Representative Director of MILEI GmbH
June 2020	Managing Officer, Deputy General Manager of International Division of the Company; President and Representative Director of MILEI GmbH
November 2020	Managing Officer, Deputy General Manager of International Division of the Company
June 2021	Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of International Division
June 2023	Director, Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of International Division
April 2024	Director, Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of International Division and General Manager of International Planning Management Department, International Division
June 2024	Director, Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of International Division (present)

External Director
Yasuyuki Yoshinaga

Career Summary

April 1977	Joined Fuji Heavy industries Ltd. (FHI) (current SUBARU CORPORATION)
October 1999	General Manager of Sales Planning Department, Domestic Sales Division of FHI
April 2005	Vice President, Senior General Manager of Strategy Development Division and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department of FHI
June 2006	Vice President, Chief General Manager of Strategy Development Division of FHI
April 2007	Vice President, Chief General Manager of Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Division and General Manager of Sales Promotion Department of FHI
June 2007	Senior Vice President, Chief General Manager of Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Division of FHI
June 2009	Director of the Board and Executive Vice President, Chief General Manager of Subaru Japan Sales & Marketing Division of FHI
June 2011	Representative Director of the Board, President of FHI
June 2018	Director of the Board, Chairman of SUBARU CORPORATION
June 2021	Special Advisor of SUBARU CORPORATION (until June 2023)
June 2023	Advisor of SUBARU CORPORATION（until June 2024）
June 2023	External Director of the Company (present)

External Director
Yukari Tominaga

Career Summary

April 1981	Joined Hitachi Computer, Consultant Ltd. (current Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.)
April 2007	General Manager, Application Systems Department, Business Group No.2. of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
October 2010	Operating Officer; General Manager, Application Systems Department, Industrial and Retail Solutions Systems Business Department No.1, Industrial and Retail Solutions Systems Business Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
April 2011	Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Retail Solutions Business Division, Industrial and Retail Solutions Systems Business Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
April 2012	Executive Officer; General Manager, Retail Solutions Business Division, Industrial and Retail Solutions Systems Business Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
April 2013	Executive Officer; General Manager, Financial Systems Business Division, Financial Systems Business Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
April 2014	Vice President and Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Financial Systems Business Group; Fellow, Group Management Foundation Reinforcement Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
April 2015	Vice President and Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Social Innovation Promotion Group; Deputy Chief Officer, Sales Operations; Fellow, Technical Reform and Management Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
October 2015	Vice President and Executive Officer; Fellow, Technical Reform and Management Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
October 2016	Vice President and Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Quality Assurance Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
December 2016	Vice President and Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Quality Assurance Group; Chief Officer, Procurement Management Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
October 2018	October 2018 Vice President and Executive Officer; Chief Officer, Quality Assurance Group of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
April 2019	Chief Diversity Officer of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
April 2020	Fellow of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd. (until March 2021)
	April 2020　Advisor of TODA CORPORATION (until March 2022)
June 2020	External Director of the Company (present)
July 2020	Advisor of ROHM Co., Ltd. (until June 2021)
October 2020	Advisor of COMTURE CORPORATION (until September 2021)
June 2021	External Director of Yashima & Co.,Ltd. (until August 2023)
July 2021	Advisor of SB Technology Corp. (until May 2022)
June 2022	External Member of the Board of SB Technology Corp. (present)
June 2022	External Director of FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (present)

External Director
Hiroshi Nakamura

Career Summary

April 1981	Joined TOMEN Corporation (until March 2000)
June 1993	President and Representative Director of Casio Germany
April 2000	Joined CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
October 2000	Senior General Manager, European Sales Division of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
April 2002	President and Representative Director of CASIO Europe GmbH
June 2007	Executive Officer of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.; President and Representative Director of CASIO Europe
April 2009	Executive Officer; Senior General Manager, Global Marketing Headquarters; Senior General Manager, Overseas Sales Division, Global Marketing Headquarters of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.; President and Representative Director of CASIO Europe
June 2009	Managing Director; Senior General Manager, Global Marketing Headquarters; Senior General Manager, Overseas Sales Division, Global Marketing Headquarters of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
April 2013	Managing Director; Senior General Manager, Global Marketing Headquarters; Senior General Manager, Strategy Division; Senior General Manager, Overseas Sales Division of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
May 2014	Director; Senior Executive Managing Officer; Senior General Manager, Global Marketing Headquarters of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
January 2016	Director; Vice President; Executive Managing Officer of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
January 2018	Director; Vice President; Executive Managing Officer; Senior General Manager, Business Administration Division of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
April 2018	Director; Vice President; Executive Managing Officer; Senior General Manager, Global Marketing Headquarters of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. (until June 2019)
June 2021	Outside Director of Cool Japan Fund Inc. (present)
July 2021	Advisor of Ushio Inc. (until June 2022)
June 2022	External Director of the Company (present)

External Director
Takayuki Ikeda

Career Summary

April 1981	Joined TOSHIBA CORPORATION
April 2003	Vice President of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.
April 2007	General Manager, Electronic Storage Device Division of TOSHIBA CORPORATION
April 2010	General Manager, Corporate Innovation Promotion Department of TOSHIBA CORPORATION
June 2011	Senior Vice President and Director of Toshiba Tec Corporation
June 2014	President and Chief Executive Officer; Chief Risk Compliance Management Officer (CRO) of Toshiba Tec Corporation
June 2020	Advisor of Toshiba Tec Corporation (until September 2022 )
June 2021	Outside Director of JSP Corporation (present)
June 2022	External Director of the Company (present)

Auditor

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Keiki Hirota

Career Summary

April 1978	Joined the Company
June 2005	Managing Officer and General Manager of Beverage & Dessert Division
February 2006	Managing Officer and General Manager of Tohoku Branch
June 2007	Managing Officer and Deputy General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division
May 2008	Managing Officer, Deputy General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division and General Manager of Advertising Department
May 2009	Managing Officer and Deputy General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division
February 2010	Managing Officer and Deputy General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division 1
June 2012	Seconded to Daily Foods Corporation. (Representative Director and Executive Vice President)
June 2014	President and Representative Director of Daily Foods Corporation
June 2018	Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present)

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Akira Suenaga

Career Summary

April 1984	Joined the Company
May 2010	General Manager of Health Food Department of Sales and Marketing Division 2
April 2016	General Manager of Food Ingredients Strategic Planning Department
June 2018	General Manager of Intellectual Property Department of Strategic Planning Division
June 2020	General Manager of Human Resources Department of Corporate Division
April 2022	Managing Officer, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning Division
June 2024	Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (present)

External Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Mayumi Yamamoto

Career Summary

April 1984	Registered as an Attorney at law (Tokyo Bar Association) Joined Takeo Ishiguro law firm
September 1990	Established Ginza Shin Sogo law firm (until December 2004)
January 2005	Established Ginza Shin Meiwa law firm (present)
June 2019	External Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present)
June 2020	Outside Director of MIRAIT Holdings Corporation (current MIRAIT ONE Corporation) (present)
June 2021	External Director of JCU CORPORATION (present)

External Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Tatsuo Morii

Career Summary

October 1989	Joined Audit Firm Asahi Shinwa & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
March 1993	Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
May 2002	Partner, Asahi Audit Corp. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
December 2021	Retired from KPMG AZSA LLC (retired of Corporate Partner)
January 2022	Established Morii Certified Public Accountant Office (present)
September 2022	Outsider Corporate Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Trainocate Holdings, Ltd. (present)
March 2023	Outsider Corporate Audit & Supervisory Board Member of LOOK HOLDINGS INC. (present)
October 2023	Outsider Corporate Audit & Supervisory Board Member of LANDNET Inc. (present)
June 2024	External Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present)

Skills Matrix

To realize the Morinaga Milk Group 10-year Vision, we have identified seven skills (see the table below) required by the Board of Directors, based on the medium- to long-term management direction and business strategies.

Name	Items
(Director)	Management Experience	Sales & Marketing	Quality, Production, Procurement, and R&D	Finance & Accounting	Genaral Affairs, Human Resources, and Legal Affairs	IT	Global, and M&A
Yohichi Ohnuki	●	●		●		●	●
Teiichiro Okawa	●		●				●
Tsuyoshi Minato	●		●		●
Yasuhiko Yanagida	●		●			●
Hitoshi Hyodo	●	●
Akihiro Nozaki	●		●	●	●	●
Takahiro Yanagida	●						●
Yasuyuki Yoshinaga	●	●		●	●
Yukari Tominaga	●		●			●
Hiroshi Nakamura	●	●					●
Takayuki Ikeda	●					●	●
（Auditor)
Keiki Hirota	●	●
Akira Suenaga		●		●	●	●
Mayumi Yamamoto					●
Tatsuo Morii	●			●	●