Governance Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

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JP3119600009

Food Processing

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02/07	Tranche Update on Ajinomoto Co., Inc.'s Equity Buyback Plan announced on November 6, 2025.	CI
01/07	Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Relocates Its Head Office to Chuo-Ku, Tokyo	CI

Executive Committee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Manager

Positions heldSince

Nakamura Shigeo

58 year

Chief Executive Officer	01/02/2025
President	01/02/2025

Masataka Kaji

Investor Relations Contact

Hiroshi Kaho

Human Resources Officer

01/04/2026

Yosuke Kakihara

Compliance Officer	-
General Counsel	-

Eiichi Mizutani

Director of Finance/CFO

01/07/2019

Composition of the Board of Directors: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Director

CommitteesSince

Kimie Iwata

79 year

Compensation Committee Chair	25/06/2019
Nominating Committee Chair	25/06/2019
Compensation Committee	01/06/2021
Nominating Committee	01/06/2021

Joji Nakayama

76 year

Audit Committee
Compensation Committee
Nominating Committee Chair

Scott Trevor Davis

65 year

Compensation Committee Chair	01/06/2023
Nominating Committee Chair	22/03/2019
Nominating Committee	01/06/2023

Yukako Wagatsuma

64 year

Audit Committee	01/06/2024
Compensation Committee	01/06/2024
Nominating Committee	01/06/2024

Mami Indo

63 year

Nominating Committee	01/06/2021
Audit Committee Chair	01/06/2021

Yoko Hatta

74 year

Audit Committee	01/06/2022
Compensation Committee	01/06/2022

Takumi Matsuzawa

62 year

Audit Committee

01/06/2023

Tsuyoshi Saito

59 year

Director/Board Member

01/04/2023

Hiroshi Kaho

Director/Board Member

19/06/2026

Nakamura Shigeo

58 year

Director/Board Member

01/02/2025

Latest Appointments: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

13/05	Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Announces Appointment of Takeshi Onikubo as General Manager, Digital Transformation Dept., Effective July 1, 2026	CI
29/01	Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Announces Executive Changes, April 1, 2026	CI
30/25/30	Ajinomoto Berhad Appoints Mr. Taishi Akiyama as Executive Director, Effective July 1, 2025	CI
30/25/30	Ajinomoto Berhad Announces Resignation of Shunsuke Sasaki as Executive Director, Effective 30 June 2025	CI
30/25/30	Ajinomoto Berhad Announces Resignation of Shunsuke Sasaki as Chief Finance Officer, Effective June 30, 2025	CI
13/25/13	Somite Therapeutics, Inc. announces tranche update	CI
28/25/28	Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Announces Resignation Of Noriko Fujimoto As Executive Director	RE

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Former Officers and Directors: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Shunichi Komatsu

Corporate Officer/Principal

08/07/2011

25/06/2019

Takeshi Kimura

Director/Board Member	01/04/1989	25/06/2019
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	01/04/1989	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/04/1989	25/06/2019

Sakie Tachibana

Director/Board Member	07/07/2011	25/06/2019
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/06/2011	25/06/2019

Ryuichi Mihara

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/11/2012

Uichiro Niwa

Director/Board Member

05/01/2010

Shozo Hashimoto

Director/Board Member

05/01/2010

Chiaki Nosaka

Director/Board Member	25/06/2019	-
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	01/07/2009	01/06/2011
Human Resources Officer	25/06/2019	01/06/2021
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/06/2011	-

Takaaki Nishii

Director/Board Member	01/06/2013	30/06/2021
Chief Executive Officer	01/06/2015	30/06/2021
Consultant / Advisor	30/06/2022	-
Human Resources Officer	01/07/2009	01/06/2011
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/06/2007	01/06/2015
President	01/06/2015	30/06/2021

Koji Igarashi

Director/Board Member	01/04/1980	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/04/1980	-

Shizuo Tanaka

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	01/06/2012	-
Director of Finance/CFO	01/07/2002	01/07/2008

Hideaki Shinada

Director/Board Member	01/04/1980	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/04/1980	-

Hiromichi Ono

Director/Board Member	01/04/1979	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/04/1979	-

Narihide Matsuzaki

Corporate Officer/Principal

21/12/2010

Etsuhiro Takato

Director/Board Member	01/04/1979	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/04/1979	30/06/2019

Keisuke Nagai

Director/Board Member	05/01/2010	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	05/01/2010	-

Yoichiro Togashi

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	01/06/2016	-
Director/Board Member	07/07/2011	01/06/2019
Corporate Officer/Principal	22/09/2010	01/06/2016

Yutaka Kunimoto

Director/Board Member	01/04/1975	-
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	01/04/1975	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/04/1975	-

Kuniyuki Hoshino

Corporate Officer/Principal

21/12/2010

Masaru Saeki

Corporate Officer/Principal

21/12/2010

Naoki Nakazono

Corporate Officer/Principal

21/12/2010

Sumikazu Umeda

Corporate Officer/Principal

20/12/2010

Yasushi Akasaka

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

01/06/2012

Tamotsu Iwamoto

Director/Board Member	01/06/2009	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/04/1974	-

Keiichi Yokoyama

Director/Board Member	05/01/2010	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	05/01/2010	-

Masatoshi Ito

Director/Board Member	01/06/2005	01/06/2015
Chief Executive Officer	01/04/1971	01/06/2015
Chairman	01/06/2015	-
President	01/04/1971	01/06/2015

Hiroshi Adachi

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

21/09/2010

Kazuya Onomichi

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	-	25/06/2019
Corporate Officer/Principal	08/07/2011	25/06/2019
Corporate Secretary	25/06/2019	-

Richard S. Woodward

Corporate Officer/Principal

Christine O'Neil

Corporate Officer/Principal

Mitsunobu Suzumi

Corporate Officer/Principal

08/07/2011

Tadanori Umezawa

Corporate Officer/Principal

08/07/2011

Shinji Suzuki

Corporate Officer/Principal

08/07/2011

Hajime Mizusawa

Corporate Officer/Principal

07/07/2011

Chiaki Sano

Corporate Officer/Principal

07/07/2011

Akihiko Shimauchi

Corporate Officer/Principal

Yoshimi Nagano

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Takao Sakurai

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Osamu Tosaka

Director/Board Member	05/01/2010	-
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	05/01/2010	07/07/2011
Corporate Officer/Principal	05/01/2010	-

Namio Terashi

Director/Board Member	05/01/2010	-
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	07/07/2011	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	05/01/2010	07/07/2011

Tomoyasu Toyoda

Director/Board Member	05/01/2010	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	05/01/2010	21/09/2010

Kiyoshi Miwa

Director/Board Member	05/01/2010	-
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	21/09/2010	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	05/01/2010	21/09/2010

Shinichi Suzuki

Director/Board Member	05/01/2010	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	05/01/2010	-

Shigetoshi Suzuki

Corporate Officer/Principal

05/01/2010

Hiroaki Nomura

Corporate Officer/Principal

05/01/2010

Toshiro Kobaru

Corporate Officer/Principal	05/01/2010	07/07/2011
Sales & Marketing	07/07/2011	-

Kiyoshi Ooya

Corporate Officer/Principal

05/01/2010

Koichi Maeda

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Takahiro Kuratani

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Teizo Murata

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Hiromi Yamada

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Shinichi Kishimoto

Director/Board Member	22/09/2010	22/09/2010
Corporate Officer/Principal	22/09/2010	-

Kazuhiko Yasutake

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Toshihisa Kato

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Fumihiko Odashima

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Alain Vrillon

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Jean Falgoux

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Hidetora Yoshimine

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Tomoya Yamamoto

Corporate Officer/Principal

22/09/2010

Elna Yau

Public Communications Contact

03/08/2009

Ryozo Nishio

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

05/01/2010

Norio Yamaguchi

Chairman

05/01/2010

Saburosuke Suzuki

Founder

22/09/2010

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	15
Female	5

Of which Executive Committee

Male	5
Female	0

Of which Directors

Male	6
Female	4

Revisions

Recommandations analystes

Évolution recommandations analystes 1 an

Évolution recommandations analystes 4 mois

Objectif analystes

Évolution objectif analystes 1 an

Évolution objectif analystes 4 mois

ESG MSCI

Environnement

Social

Gouvernance

Polémique

Controverses Ethiques

Controverses sur les droits de l'Homme

Controverses Subventions fiscales

Conforme à la finance Islamique

Ajinomoto Co Inc is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the food business. The Company operates in three business segments. Seasonings & Foods segment is engaged in the provision of seasonings, nutritional and processed foods, and solutions & ingredients. The Frozen Foods segment is engaged in the provision of frozen foods. The Health Care and Other segment is engaged in the provision of pharmaceutical- and food-use amino acids, biopharmaceutical services, functional materials, and other products and services.

Employees

34,787

Sector

Food Processing

Calendar

06/08 - Earnings release - Q1 2027

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