Ajinomoto Co., Inc. announced management changes. The company announced that Hiroshi Fukushi currently Representative Director, Member of the Board & Corporate Senior Vice President will be in new position of Representative Director, Member of the Board & Corporate Executive Deputy President, Chief Digital Officer (CDO). Masaya Tochio currently Member of the Board & Corporate Senior Vice President will be in new position of Representative Director, Member of the Board & Corporate Senior Vice President. Chiaki Nosaka currently Corporate Vice President will be in new position Member of the Board & Corporate Vice President. Masatoshi Ito currently Representative Director, Chairman of the Board will be in new position of Chairman of the Board. Etsuhiro Takato currently Representative Director, Member of the Board & Corporate Senior Vice President will be in new position of Member of the Board. Kimie Iwata is appointed as Outside Director. Retiring Directors: Takeshi Kimura Retiring as Member of the Board & Corporate Vice President. Sakie T. Fukushima as Outside Director. Takaaki Nishii currently President & Chief Executive Officer will be President & Chief Executive Officer. Hiroshi Fukushi currently Corporate Senior Vice President/General Manager, AminoScience Division will be Corporate Executive Deputy President, Chief Digital Officer (CDO). Masaya Tochio currently Corporate Senior Vice President/General Manager, Global Corporate Division and General Manager, Corporate Service Division will be Corporate Senior Vice President Expected to be reappointed as General Manager, Global Corporate Division and General Manager, Corporate Service Division. Hiroyuki Kojima currently Corporate Vice President/Deputy General Manager, AminoScience Division and General Manager, Research Institute for Bioscience Products & Fine Chemicals will be Corporate Senior Vice President. Kaoru Kurashima currently Corporate Vice President/General Manager, ASEAN Division will be Corporate Senior Vice President Expected to be appointed as General Manager, Food Products Division. Chiaki Nosaka currently Corporate Vice President/General Manager, Institute of Food Sciences and Technologies, in charge of diversity will be Member of the Board & Corporate Vice President Expected to be in charge of diversity and HR. Kazuya Onomichi currently Corporate Vice President/General Manager, Institute for Innovation will be Corporate Senior Vice President. Haruo Kurata Corporate currently Vice President/Deputy General Manager, Food Products Division will be Corporate Vice President. Taro Fujie currently Corporate Vice President/Deputy General Manager, Global Corporate Division and Deputy General Manager, Corporate Service Division, in charge of Work-Style Innovation will be Corporate Vice President. Masayoshi Kurosaki currently Corporate Vice President/General Manager, Latin America Division will be Corporate Vice President. Hiroshi Motoyama currently Corporate Executive Officer/General Manager, Solution & Ingredients Dept. will be Corporate Vice President. Gwinnett Bompas currently Corporate Executive Officer/Deputy General Manager, Europe & Africa Division and General Manager, Pharmaceutical Custom Manufacturing Dept. will be Corporate Vice President Expected to be appointed as General Manager, AminoScience Division. Jiro Sakamoto currently Corporate Executive Officer/Promasidor Holdings Ltd. Will be Corporate Vice President. Takayuki Koda currently Corporate Executive Officer/General Manager, Manufacturing Strategy Dept. will be Corporate Vice President. Narutoshi Fukase currently Corporate Executive Officer/General Manager, Tokyo Branch will be Corporate Vice President. Yoshiteru Masai currently Corporate Executive Officer/General Manager, Specialty Chemicals Dept. will be Corporate Vice President. Tetsuya Nakano currently Corporate Executive Officer/General Manager, Finance & Accounting Dept. and General Manager, Global Finance Dept. will be Corporate Vice President. Tatsuya Sasaki currently Corporate Executive Officer/General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept. will be Corporate Vice President. Hiroharu Motohashi currently Corporate Executive Officer/Deputy General Manager, Food Products Division will be Corporate Vice President. Hiroshi Shiragami currently Corporate Fellow/General Manager, Material & Technology Solutions Labs., Research Institute for Bioscience Products & Fine Chemicals will be Corporate Vice President. Tatsuya Sato currently Corporate Fellow/General Manager, North America Division will be Corporate Vice President. Masahiro Tani currently Corporate Executive Officer/General Manager, Group Procurement Center will be Corporate Executive Officer. Chika Morishima currently Corporate Executive Officer/General Manager, Consumer Foods & Seasonings Dept. will be Corporate Executive Officer. Koji Tamura currently Corporate Executive Officer/General Manager, Production & Technology Administration Center will be Corporate Executive Officer. Tadahiko Yokota currently Corporate Executive Officer/President, Ajinomoto Fine-Techno Co., Inc. will be Corporate Executive Officer. Junichiro Kojima currently Corporate Executive Officer/General Manager, R&D Planning Dept. will be Corporate Executive Officer. Masami Kashiwakura currently Corporate Executive Officer/President, Ajinomoto AnimalNutrition North America, Inc. will be Corporate Executive Officer. Hideaki Kawana currently Corporate Executive Officer/General Manager, Food Production & Technology Administration Center will be Corporate Executive Officer. Takumi Matsuzawa C currently orporate Executive Officer/General Manager, Human Resources Dept. will be Corporate Executive Officer. Masaki Kashihara currently Corporate Executive Officer/General Manager, Technology & Development Center, Institute of Food Sciences & Technologies will be Corporate Executive Officer. David Enloe currently Corporate Executive Officer/President, Ajinomoto Althea, Inc. Corporate Executive Officer. Takayuki Tahara (Newly appointed) currently General Manager, Osaka Branch will be Corporate Executive Officer. Tatsuya Okamoto (Newly appointed) currently General Manager, Consumer Data Analysis & Business Creation Dept. will be Corporate Executive Officer. Ichiro Sakakura (Newly appointed) currently President, AJINOMOTO PHILIPPINES CORPORATION will be Corporate Executive Officer.