Management

 

Expertise and Experience

    Corporate ManagementCSV / ESGFinance / AccountingHR / Organization DevelopmentLegal / Risk ManagementManufacture / Quality AssuranceBrand Strategy / MarketingOverseas BusinessR&D / Health Science / PharmaceuticalICT
DX
Yoshinori Isozaki
Representative Director of the Board & CEO
Takeshi Minakata
Representative Director of the board, President COO
Junko Tsuboi
Director of the Board, Senior Executive Vice President
Toru Yoshimura
Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer and President
Shinjiro Akieda
Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer
Hiroyuki Yanagi
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board*1
Noriko Shiono
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board*1
Rod Eddington
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board*1
Shinya Katanozaka
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board*1
Yoshiko Ando
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board*1
Shingo Konomoto
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board*1
Naoko Mikami
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board*1
 

Expertise and Experience

    Corporate ManagementCSV / ESGFinance / AccountingHR / Organization DevelopmentLegal / Risk ManagementManufacture / Quality AssuranceBrand Strategy / MarketingOverseas BusinessR&D / Health Science / PharmaceuticalICT
DX
Mitsuharu Yamagata
Senior Executive Officer
Hiroshi Fujikawa
Senior Executive Officer
Akiyoshi Iwasaki
Senior Executive Officer
Kazufumi Nagashima
Senior Executive Officer
Toshihito Hama
Senior Executive Officer
Daisuke Fujiwara
Senior Executive Officer
Hideki Horiguchi
Senior Executive Officer
Kazuhiro Inoue
Senior Executive Officer
Koji Fukada
Senior Executive Officer
Hideki Mitsuhashi
Senior Executive Officer
 

Expertise and Experience

    Corporate ManagementCSV / ESGFinance / AccountingHR / Organization DevelopmentLegal / Risk ManagementManufacture / Quality AssuranceBrand Strategy / MarketingOverseas BusinessR&D / Health Science / PharmaceuticalICT
DX
Shobu Nishitani
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Toru Ishikura
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Kaoru Kashima
Audit & Supervisory Board Member*2
Kenichi Fujinawa
Audit & Supervisory Board Member*2
Yoko Dochi
Audit & Supervisory Board Member*2
  1. Non-executive Director as described in Article 2-15 of the Companies Act of Japan. Also fulfills the requirements for designation as an independent officer as prescribed in the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and complies with the Company’s Criteria regarding the independence of Officers.
  2. Outside Company Auditor as described in Article 2-16 of the Companies Act of Japan. Also fulfills the requirements for designation as an independent officer as prescribed in the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and complies with the Company's Criteria regarding the independence of Officers.

Directors

Representative Director of the Board & CEO
Group Management Control
(Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee)

Yoshinori Isozaki

Profile

April 1977 Joined the Company
March 2004 Director of San Miguel Corporation
March 2007 General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company
March 2008 Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company
March 2009 Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company
March 2010 Managing Director of the Company (resigned in March 2012)
March 2012 President & CEO of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited (resigned in January 2015)
January 2013 President & Chief Executive Officer of Kirin Company, Limited
March 2015 President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company
September 2021 President & CEO of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited (resigned in January 2022)
March 2024 Representative Director of the Board & CEO (Present position)

Representative Director of the Board, President & COO
Group Business Execution Control,(Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee)

Takeshi Minakata

Profile

April 1984 Joined the Company
March 2012 General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
January 2013 Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Company, Limited
Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
March 2015 Senior Executive Officer and Director of Group Strategy Planning of the Company
Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Company, Limited
March 2016 Senior Executive Officer of the Company (resigned in March 2018)
April 2016 President and CEO of Myanmar Brewery Limited
March 2018 Executive Director of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer of Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. (resigned in December 2021)
March 2020 Senior Executive Officer of the Company
March 2022 Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer of the Company
Director of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.
April 2022 Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer & President of Health Science Division
August 2023 Director of Blackmores Limited
March 2024 Representative Director of the Board, President & COO (Present position)

Chairperson of the Board
(Independent Non-executive Director of the Board)

Hiroyuki Yanagi

Profile

April 1978 Joined Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
March 2010 President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
January 2018 Chairman and Representative Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
March 2019 Non-executive Director of the Company (present position)
March 2021 Chairman and Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
January 2022 Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
March 2022 Adviser of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

Director of the Board, Senior Executive Vice President

In charge:
Chief People Officer (Group Human Capital Management), Chief Legal Officer
Outside Director of FANCL Corporation

Profile

April 1985 Joined the Company
March 2005 General Manager of Corporate Communication Dept. of Kirin Beverage Company, Limited
March 2010 Director of the Board, President and CEO of Yokohama Akarenga Inc.
March 2012 General Manager of CSR Promotion Dept. and Corporate Communication Dept. of the Company
November 2012 General Manager of Corporate Communication Dept. of the Company
January 2013 General Manager of Strategic Branding Dept., CSV Division of Kirin Company, Limited
March 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager of Strategic Branding Dept., CSV Division of Kirin Company, Limited
March 2019 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Strategic Branding Dept. of the Company
June 2020 Outside Director of FANCL Corporation
March 2022 Senior Executive Officer of the Company
March 2023 Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer of the Company
March 2024 Director of the Board, Senior Executive Vice President of the Company (Present position)

Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer

In charge:
Health Science Strategy, President of Health Science Business Division, Business Alliance/Investment Strategies (Health Science domain)

Profile

April 1988 Joined the Company
March 2016 General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Company, Limited
March 2017 Director of Group Alliance Strategy of the Company
Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Company, Limited
March 2018 Executive Officer and Director of Group Alliance Strategy of the Company
Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Company, Limited
March 2019 Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company
Director of the Board of Kirin Beverage Company, Limited
March 2021 Director of the Board of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
March 2022 Senior Executive Officer of the Company
President and CEO of Kirin Beverage Company, Limited
March 2024 Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer of the Company (present position)
Director of the Board, Blackmores Limited

Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer

In charge:
Chief Financial Officer (Financial Strategy, IR)

Profile

April 1988 Joined the Company
March 2010 Chairman and CEO of Taiwan Kirin Company, Limited
March 2013 Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Mercian Corporation
March 2015 Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Beverage Company, Limited
March 2017 Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Beverage Company, Limited
March 2018 Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
March 2019 Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company
March 2020 Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. and DX Strategy Dept. of the Company
January 2022 Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company
Director of the Board of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
March 2022 Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company
March 2023 Senior Executive Officer of the Company
March 2024 Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer of the Company (present position)
Director of Kyowa Kirin Company, Limited

Independent Non-executive Director of the Board
Chairperson of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee

Major Concurrent Positions:
Non-executive Director of Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.
Non-executive Director of Bengo4.com, Inc.

Profile

August 1983 Joined Japan New Media Co., Ltd.
March 2010 Representative Director, President of SSP Co., Ltd.
January 2014 President and Corporate Officer of Konami Sports & Life Co., Ltd. (Currently Konami Sports Co., Ltd.)
May 2016 Chairman, Director of Konami Sports Co., Ltd.
October 2017 President of Widex Japan
March 2018 Non-executive Director of Kirin Company, Limited
March 2019 Strategic Advisor of the Company
March 2020 Non-executive Director of the Company (Present Position)
June 2024 Non-executive Director of Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. (Present Position)
Non-executive Director of Bengo4.com, Inc. (Present Position)

Independent Non-executive Director of the Board

Profile

September 1979 Joined John Swire & Sons (H.K.)Ltd.
April 1992 Managing Director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
April 2000 Chief Executive Officer of British Airways plc
March 2011 Director of Lion Pty Ltd
March 2012 Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director of Lion Pty Ltd (Present Position)
March 2020 Non-executive Director of the Company (Present Position)

Independent Non-executive Director of the Board
(Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee)

Major Concurrent Positions:
Member of the Board, Chairman of ANA HOLDINGS INC.

Profile

April 1979 Joined ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD. (currently ANA HOLDINGS INC.)
April 2013 Representative Director, Senior Executive Vice President of ANA HOLDINGS INC.
April 2015 Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer of ANA HOLDINGS INC.
April 2022 Chairman of the Board of Directors of ANA HOLDINGS INC.
March 2023 Non-executive Director of the Company (Present Position)
April 2024 Member of the Board, Chairman of ANA HOLDINGS INC.(Present Position)

Independent Non-executive Director of the Board
(Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee)

Profile

April 1982 Entered the Ministry of Labor
April 2003 Lieutenant governor of Shiga prefecture
July 2006 Director of Equal Employment Policy Div. of Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
July 2011 Director-General of the Saitama Labor Bureau of MHLW
July 2013 Director-Gneral of Industrial Accident Compensation Dept. of Labour Standards Bureau of MHLW
July 2014 Director-Gneral of Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau of MHLW
October 2015 Director-General for Labour Policy Planning of MHLW
June 2016 Director-General for Statistics and Information Policy of MHLW
July 2017 Director-General for Human Resources Development of MHLW
March 2019 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
March 2024 Non-executive Director of the Company (Present Position)

Independent Non-executive Director of the Board

Major Concurrent Positions:
Chairman, Member of the Board of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Non-executive Director of the Board, Sony Group Corporation

Profile

April 1985 Joined Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
April 2004 Senior Managing Director, Division Manager of Consulting Division Ⅲ of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
April 2010 Senior Corporate Managing Director, Division Manager of Consulting Division of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
June 2015 Senior Executive Managing Director, Member of the Board, Representative Director, Supervising of Business Divisions, Head of Consulting of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
April 2016 President & CEO, Member of the Board, Representative Director, of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
June 2019 Chairman and President & CEO, Member of the Board, Representative Director of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
April 2024 Chairman, Member of the Board, Representative Director of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
June 2024 Chairman, Member of the Board of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (to present)
June 2024 Non-executive Director of the Board, Sony Group Corporation (to present)
March 2025 Non-executive Director of the Company (present position)

Independent Non-executive Director of the Board

Major Concurrent Positions:
Non-executive Director of the Board, SHOWA SANGYO CO., LTD.
Non-executive Director of the Board, Earth Corporation
Non-executive Director of the Board, KURARAY CO., LTD.

Profile

April 1983 Joined Ajinomoto Co.
July 2005 Manager, Chemicals Department, Amino Acid Company
Manager, Cosmetics Research Laboratory, Amino Science Research Laboratory,
Amino Science Company of Ajinomoto Co.
April 2007 Visiting Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Musashino University (retired in 2018)
January 2010 Joined C’BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd.
June 2011 Executive Officer, in charge of Production Dept of C’BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd.
June 2012 Director of the board, in charge of Production Dept of C’BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd.
June 2017 Senior Executive Officer, Director of the Board, in charge of Administration Division of C’BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd.
June 2019 Representative Director and Vice President of C’BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd.
January 2020 Executive Vice President and Representative Director of the Board in charge of Product Development Division of C’BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd. (retired in 2021)
June 2021 Non-executive Director of the Board, SHOWA SANGYO CO., LTD. (to present)
March 2022 Non-executive Director of the Board, Earth Corporation (to present)
March 2024 Non-executive Director of the Board, KURARAY CO., LTD. (to present)
March 2025 Non-executive Director of the Company (present position)

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Profile

April 1987 Joined the Company
October 2011 Director of San Miguel Brewery Inc.
March 2014 Group Finance Director of Company
March 2016 Director of Lion Pty Ltd.
April 2016 General Manager of Accounting Department of Kirin Company, Limited
March 2017 Executive Officer and General Manager of Accounting Dept. of Kirin Company, Limited
April 2019 Executive Officer and General Manager of Internal Audit Dept. of the Company
March 2022 Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (Present Position)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. (Present Position)

Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.

Profile

April 1989 Joined the Company
March 2015 General Manager of Technology Management Dept. of Research & Development Division of Kirin Company, Limited
April 2015 General Manager of Research & Development Strategy Dept. of Research & Development Division of Kirin Company, Limited
March 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Strategy Dept. of Research & Development Division of Kirin Company, Limited
April 2019 Executive Officer, Vice President of Research & Development Division and General Manager of Research & Development Strategy Dept. of the Company
March 2020 Director of the Board, Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd.
April 2020 Executive Officer and General Manager of Health Business Strategy Office, Corporate Strategy Dept. of the Company
April 2022 Executive Officer and General Manager of Health Science Business Dept., Health Science Business Division of the Company
March 2023 Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (Present Position)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (Present Position)

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Profile

November 1981 Joined Showa Audit Corporation (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)
April 1985 Registered as a certified public accountant
June 1996 Partner of Showa Ota & Co.(currently Ernst & Young SinNihon LLC)
June 2002 Senior Partner of ShinNihon & Co.(currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)
July 2006 In charge of personnel of HR Development Headquarters of ShinNihon & Co.
September 2010 Managing Director of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
In charge of Corporate Culuture Promotion Office
In charge of Public Relations Office
July 2012 General Manager of Knowledge Headquarters
Managing Director of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
July 2013 Representative Director of Ernst & Young Institute Co., Ltd.
March 2020 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (Present Position)

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Profile

April 1980 Registered as lawyer in Japan
Joined Nagashima & Ohno
October 1988 Partner of Nagashima & Ohno
January 2000 Partner of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
January 2004 Managing Partner of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
January 2015 Chairman of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
January 2020 Senior Counsel of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
March 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (Present Position)
January 2025 Attorney at Law of Fujinawa law office (Present Position)

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Profile

April 1987 Joined The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
September 1996 Joined World Bank Group
May 2001 Joined Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA.
January 2015 General Manager, Global Treasury & Investor Relations, Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA.
March 2018 Principal Investor Relations Officer, Accounting Division, Toyota Motor Corporation
November 2018 Joined SoftBank Group Corp.
Managing Director, Global Head of Investor Relations, SoftBank Group Corp.
February 2020 Managing Partner, SoftBank Group International Ltd.
March 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present position)

Executive Officers

Senior Executive Officer

In charge:
Marketing, Corporate Brand Strategy
Digital, Information Strategy
Senior Executive Vice President of Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.

Senior Executive Officer

In charge:
CSV Strategy

Senior Executive Officer

In charge:
SCM Strategy, Production Technology Strategy

Senior Executive Officer

In charge:
Chief Quality Assurance Officer, General Manager of Quality Assurance Department

Senior Executive Officer

In charge:
Chief Risk Management Officer, Public Relations Strategy

Senior Executive Officer

In charge:
R&D Strategy, President of R&D Division

Senior Executive Officer

In charge:
President and CEO of Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.

Senior Executive Officer

In charge:
President and CEO of Kirin Beverage Co., Ltd.

Senior Executive Officer

In charge:
President and CEO of Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd.

Senior Executive Officer

In charge:
FANCL CORPORATION President, Representative Director Executive Officer

  1. Non-executive Director as described in Article 2-15 of the Companies Act of Japan. Also fulfills the requirements for designation as an independent officer as prescribed in the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and complies with the Company’s Criteria regarding the independence of Officers.
  2. Outside Company Auditor as described in Article 2-16 of the Companies Act of Japan. Also fulfills the requirements for designation as an independent officer as prescribed in the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and complies with the Company's Criteria regarding the independence of Officers.

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