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Director (As of June 29, 2023)

  • Eijiro Ota

    Representative Director,
    President

    Apr. 1982
    Joined Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2011
    Director, Commissioned General Manager of Frozen Dessert Business Headquarters of the Company
    Apr. 2014
    Commissioned General Manager of Sales Headquarters of the Company
    Jun. 2014
    Director, Senior Executive Officer of the Company
    Jun. 2015
    Director, Managing Executive Officer of the Company
    Jun. 2017
    Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company
    Jun. 2019
    Representative Director, President of the Company (present)
    Jun. 2020
    President of Morinaga Angel Foundation (present)
    Jun. 2021
    President of All Nippon Kashi Association (present)

    Term of office as a director: 12 years

  • Machiko Miyai

    Director,
    Managing Executive Officer

    Apr. 1983
    Jointed Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Currently Panasonic Corporation)
    Apr.2005
    Executive Director of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2011
    Officer, General Manager of Environment Headquarters and Power Saving Headquarters of Panasonic Corporation
    Oct. 2012
    Officer, responsible for Future Life Research, R&D Headquarters of Panasonic Corporation
    Apr.2014
    Advisor of Panasonic Corporation
    Jun. 2014
    Outside Director of Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
    Dec. 2014
    Outside Director of KATO SANGYO CO., LTD.
    May 2015
    Outside Director of YOSHINOYA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Jun. 2018
    Director, Managing Executive Officer of the Company (present) Commissioned General Manager of Marketing Headquarters
    Feb. 2019
    Chairperson of Sustainability Forum Japan (present)
    Apr. 2022
    Auditor of Ochanomizu University (present)
    Jun. 2022
    Outside Director of SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. (present)

    Term of office as a director: 9 years

  • Shinya Mori

    Director,
    Managing Executive Officer

    Apr. 1984
    Joined Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2013
    General Manager of Health Care Business Headquarters of the Company
    Apr. 2016
    Executive Officer, General Manager of Health Business Headquarters of the Company
    Apr. 2018
    Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager of R&D Center of the Company
    Jan. 2019
    Executive Officer, General Manager of R&D Center of the Company
    Jun. 2019
    Director, Senior Executive Officer of the Company Commissioned General Manager of R&D Center
    Jun.2023
    Director, Managing Executive Officer of the Company (present)

    Term of office as a director: 4 years

  • Daisuke Fujii

    Director,
    Managing Executive Officer

    Apr. 1987
    Joined Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2018
    General Manager of General Affairs Division of the Company
    Apr. 2019
    Executive Officer, General Manager of General Affairs Division of the Company
    Jun. 2019
    Director, Senior Executive Officer of the Company
    Aug. 2019
    Commissioned General Manager of Corporate Strategy Division of the Company
    Jul. 2022
    Commissioned General Manager of General Affairs Division
    Sep. 2022
    Commissioned General Manager of Strategic Investment Division (present)
    Jun. 2023
    Director, Managing Executive Officer of the Company (present)

    Term of office as a director: 4 years

  • Takashi Hirakue

    Director,
    Senior Executive Officer

    Apr. 1984
    Joined Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2006
    Operating Officer, General Manager of Frozen Dessert Business Headquarters
    Jun. 2008
    Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Frozen Dessert Business Headquarters of the Company
    Apr. 2009
    Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Confectionery Business Headquarters of the Company
    Jun. 2010
    Director, Commissioned General Manager of Confectionery Business Headquarters of the Company
    Jun. 2013
    Commissioned General Manager of Foodstuff Business Headquarters of the Company
    Apr. 2014
    Commissioned General Manager of Marketing Headquarters of the Company
    Jun. 2014
    Director, Senior Executive Officer of the Company (present)
    Jun. 2018
    Commissioned General Manager of Production Headquarters of the Company

    Term of office as a director: 13 years

  • Hideki Matsunaga

    Director,
    Senior Executive Officer

    Apr. 1990
    Joined Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2010
    General Manager of Area Sales Division of Confectionery and Foodstuff Sales Division of the Company
    Apr. 2014
    General Manager of Sales Strategy Division of Sales Headquarters of the Company
    Apr. 2018
    Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Strategy Division of Sales Headquarters of the Company
    Apr. 2019
    Executive Officer, General Manager of Confectionery and Foodstuff Sales Division of Sales Headquarters of the Company
    Oct. 2019
    Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Headquarters of the Company
    Apr. 2021
    Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Headquarters of the Company
    Apr. 2022
    Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Marketing Headquarters of the Company
    Jun. 2022
    Director, Senior Executive Officer of the Company (present) Commissioned General Manager of Marketing Headquarters (present)

    Term of office as a director: 1 years

  • Tetsuya Takagi

    Director,
    Senior Executive Officer

    Apr. 1986
    Joined Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (Currently FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.)
    July 2015
    Corporate Vice President, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    July 2017
    Executive Counselor of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2018
    Managing Executive Officer, responsible (deputy) for Corporate Planning Division of UNIZO Holdings Company, Limited.
    July 2019
    Chief Financial Officer, Director & Group Executive of Twinbird Corporation (currently Twinbird Co., Ltd.)
    Nov. 2021
    Joined Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2022
    Senior Executive Officer of the Company
    Jun. 2022
    Director, Senior Executive Officer of the Company (present)
    Representative Director, President of Morinaga Finance Co., Ltd. (present)

    Term of office as a director: 1 years

  • Naomi Eto

    Outside Director

    Apr. 1979
    Joined Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. (Currently Bridgestone Corporation)
    Mar. 2009
    Executive Officer, responsible for General Affairs and Corporate Communications of Bridgestone Corporation
    Feb. 2014
    Executive Officer and General Manager of Group CC Headquarters of Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2014
    Director, General Manager of Group CC Headquarters of ZENSHO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    Jan. 2015
    Director, General Manager of Group General Affairs Headquarters of ZENSHO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
    May. 2020
    Director of Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2020
    Outside Director of Morinaga & Co., Ltd. (present)
    Jun. 2022
    Outside Director of The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd. (present)
    Jun. 2022
    Outside Director of NIPPON YAKIN KOGYO CO., LTD. (present)

    Term of office as a director: 3 years

  • Shuichi Hoshi

    Outside Director

    Apr. 1979
    Joined ITOCHU Corporation
    Sep. 1998
    Director of Family Corporation Co., Ltd. (Currently NIPPON ACCESS, INC.)
    Dec. 2002
    Director of Yukijirushi Access Co., Ltd. (Currently NIPPON ACCESS, INC.)
    Apr. 2010
    Executive Officer of ITOCHU Corporation
    Apr. 2011
    Assumed the office of Deputy President and Representative Director of ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2013
    President, Representative Director of ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2016
    Assumed the office of Director and Advisor of ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2017
    Executive Advisor of ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co., Ltd.
    Mar. 2019
    Outside Director of SBS Holdings, Inc. (present)
    Jun. 2020
    Outside Director of Morinaga & Co., Ltd. (present)

    Term of office as a director: 3 years

  • Kuniko Urano

    Outside Director

    Apr. 1979
    Joined Komatsu Ltd.
    Apr. 2011
    Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Communications Department of Komatsu Ltd.
    Apr. 2014
    Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Division of Komatsu Ltd.
    Apr. 2016
    Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Division of Komatsu Ltd.
    Jun. 2018
    Director, Managing Executive Officer of Komatsu Ltd.
    Apr. 2021
    Director of Komatsu Ltd.
    Jun. 2021
    Advisor of Komatsu Ltd. (present)
    Jun. 2021
    Outside Director of Yokogawa Electric Corporation (present)
    Jun. 2021
    Outside Director of Morinaga & Co., Ltd. (present)
    Jun. 2022
    Outside Director of NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION (present)

    Term of office as a director: 2 years

  • Shinji Sakaki

    Outside Director

    Apr. 1980
    Joined TOKYU LAND CORPORATION
    Apr. 2006
    Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of TOKYU LAND CORPORATION
    Jun. 2007
    Director and Managing Executive Officer of Tokyu Hands Inc. (currently Hands Inc.)
    Apr. 2011
    Representative Director and President of Tokyu Hands Inc. (currently Hands Inc.)
    Jun. 2014
    Director of Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corporation
    Apr. 2015
    Representative Director and President of Tokyu Livable, Inc.
    Apr. 2019
    Director and Chairperson of Tokyu Livable, Inc.
    Mar. 2022
    Advisor of Tokyu Livable, Inc. (present)
    May 2022
    Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of SAN-A CO., LTD. (present)
    Jun. 2022
    Outside Director of Morinaga & Co., Ltd. (present)

    Term of office as a director: 1 years

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Statutory Auditors(As of June 29, 2023)

  • Toshiaki Fukunaga

    Standing Statutory Auditor

    Apr. 1982
    Joined Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2006
    Executive Officer, General Manager of Development Planning Office of R&D Center of the Company
    Jun. 2011
    Executive Officer, General Manager of Chukyo Factory of the Company
    Jan. 2014
    Representative Director, President of Morinaga America Foods, Inc.
    Apr. 2017
    Executive Officer, General Manager of R&D Center of Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
    Jun. 2017
    Director, Senior Executive Officer, Commissioned General Manager of R&D Center of Morinaga & Co., Ltd.
    Jan. 2019
    Representative Director, President of Morinaga America Foods, Inc.
    Jun. 2022
    Standing Statutory Auditor of Morinaga & Co., Ltd. (present)

  • Takehiko Sasamori

    Standing Statutory Auditor
    （Outside Auditor）

    Apr. 1985
    Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
    Sep. 2007
    Director of PT Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors (Indonesia)
    Jun. 2013
    Assumed the office of Director and Corporate Officer of NIHON SHOKUHIN KAKO CO., LTD.
    Apr. 2017
    General Manager of Risk Management Office of Mitsubishi Corporation
    Apr. 2018
    Division General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (currently Toyo Tire Corporation)
    Jan. 2019
    Corporate Officer
    Mar. 2019
    Assumed the office of Director
    Jun. 2023
    Outside Statutory Auditor of Morinaga & Co., Ltd. (present)

  • Koichi Sakaguchi

    Statutory Auditor
    (Outside Auditor)

    Apr. 1979
    Registered as an attorney and joined Tamiya & Tsutsumi Law Office
    Apr. 1985
    Established Sakaguchi & Takanaka Law Office (renamed Legal Plaza Law Office in April 1998)
    Sep. 2000
    Appointed Judge of Tokyo District Court
    Sep. 2013
    Chief Judge of Akita District Family Court
    Nov. 2015
    Registered as an attorney and joined Kato Sogo Law Office (Currently GINGA LAW OFFICE) (present)
    Jun. 2016
    Outside Statutory Auditor of Morinaga & Co., Ltd. (present)

  • Sawako Ueno

    Statutory Auditor
    (Outside Auditor)

    Apr. 1988
    Joined Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
    Oct. 1996
    Joined Showa Ota & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)
    Oct. 2008
    Partner, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
    Sep. 2017
    Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
    Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
    Sep. 2019
    Director (retired in December 2020)
    Jan. 2021
    Joined the Financial Services Agency
    Securities and Exchange Criminal Investigator, Criminal Investigation Division,
    Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission Executive Bureau of the Financial Services Agency
    Apr. 2023
    Established and assumed the office of Head of Sawako Ueno Certified Public Accountant Office (present)
    Jun. 2023
    Outside Statutory Auditor of Morinaga & Co., Ltd. (present)
    Jun. 2023
    Outside Statutory Auditor of AIRPORT FACILITIES CO., LTD. (present)