February 17, 2026
Notice Regarding Executive and Major Personnel Changes
Morinaga & Co., Ltd. (the Company) hereby announces that a meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 10, 2026, resolved to make the following Officer and major personnel appointments effective on April 1 and June 26, 2026. The Company also plans to present the appointments of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members to the 178th annual general meeting of shareholders on June 26, 2026.
１．New Executive Officers (Effective April 1, 2026)
To be | Name | Current |
Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Overseas Business Headquarters | Hideki Matsunaga | Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Overseas Business Headquarters |
Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Strategy Division | Kiyoshi Kawagishi | Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Strategy Division |
Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Division | Tadashi Ando | Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Division |
Senior Executive Officer, CFO, General Manager of Accounting Division | Tetsuya Okumura | Executive Officer, General Manager of Accounting Division |
Executive Officer, General Manager of General Affairs Division | Takehiro Inose | General Manager of General Affairs Division |
Executive Officer, General Manager of R&D Strategy Division of R&D Center | Noriyuki Nishikawa | General Manager of R&D Strategy Division of R&D Center |
２．Retiring Executive Officers (Effective March 31, 2026)
To be | Name | Current |
Retirement | Tetsuya Takagi | Senior Executive Officer, CFO |
Retirement | Shuji Watanabe | Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Production Headquarters |
Retirement | Terushi Hyodo | Executive Officer, General Manager of Sustainable Management Division |
３．New Directors (Effective June 26, 2026)
To be | Name | As of April 1, 2026 |
Director, Senior Executive Officer, CFO, General Manager of Accounting Division | Tetsuya Okumura | Senior Executive Officer, CFO, General Manager of Accounting Division |
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Yoshihiro Iwata | — |
４．Retiring Directors
■Effective March 31, 2026
To be | Name | Current |
Resignation | Tetsuya Takagi | Director, Senior Executive Officer, CFO |
■Effective June 26, 2026
To be | Name | Current |
Retirement | Shinji Sakaki | Director (Outside Director, Independent) |
５．New Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Effective June 26, 2026)
To be | Name | As of April 1, 2026 |
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Tomokazu Sano | Special Assistant to the President |
６．Retiring Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Effective June 26, 2026)
To be | Name | Current |
Retirement | Toshiaki Fukunaga | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member |
７．Reappointment of Directors (Effective June 26, 2026)
Representative Director, Chairman, CEO | Eijiro Ota |
Representative Director, President, COO | Shinya Mori |
Director, Managing Executive Officer | Daisuke Fujii |
Director, Managing Executive Officer | Hideki Matsunaga |
Director, Senior Executive Officer | Kenji Takanami |
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Tamaki Sawamura |
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Yoichiro Shimomura |
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Hiromi Yamagishi |
Management after the 178th annual general meeting of shareholders on June 26, 2026 (assumed)
Representative Director, Chairman, CEO | Eijiro Ota |
Representative Director, President, COO | Shinya Mori |
Director, Managing Executive Officer | Daisuke Fujii |
Director, Managing Executive Officer | Hideki Matsunaga |
Director, Senior Executive Officer | Kenji Takanami |
Director, Senior Executive Officer, CFO | Tetsuya Okumura |
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Tamaki Sawamura |
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Yoichiro Shimomura |
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Hiromi Yamagishi |
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Yoshihiro Iwata |
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Tomokazu Sano |
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside, Independent Officer) | Takehiko Sasamori |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside, Independent Officer) | Sawako Ueno |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside, Independent Officer) | Hideo Kishi |
８．Important Personnel Changes (Effective April 1, 2026)
To be | Name | Current |
Executive Officer, General Manager of Production Headquarters | Junji Tsuchiya | Executive Officer, General Manager of Logistics Division |
General Manager of Sustainable Management Division | Keita Morinaga | Morinaga America, Inc. (Vice President, Chargel Business Unit Officer) |
General Manager of Logistics Division | Tomoyuki Masuda | General Manager of Sales Strategy Division, Sales Headquarters |
General Manager of Sales Strategy Division, Sales Headquarters | Kenichi Yamamoto | General Manager of Tohoku Branch Office, Sales Headquarters and General Manager of Sales Division 1, Tohoku Branch Office |
Morinaga Takataki Country Co., Ltd. (Representative Director, President) | Yoshimasa Tanida | General Manager of Sales Division, Sales Headquarters |
General Manager of Sales Division, Sales Headquarters | Takashi Chino | General Manager of National Sales Division, Sales Headquarters |
General Manager of Strategy Planning Division, Marketing Headquarters | Kouji Nagano | General Manager of Direct Marketing Division |
General Manager of Direct Marketing Division | Kouji Enomoto | Jelly Category Manager of Health Marketing Division, Marketing Headquarters |
General Manager of National Sales Division, Sales Headquarters | Tatsuru Ito | Shanghai Morinaga Co., Ltd. (President, Chief Representative for China Operations) |
General Manager of Tohoku Branch Office, Sales Headquarters and General Manager of Sales Division 1, Tohoku Branch Office | Kazuhiro Sasaki | General Manager of Hokkaido Branch Office, Sales Headquarters |
General Manager of Hokkaido Branch Office, Sales Headquarters | Yohei Morinaga | Confectionery Sales Group Manager of Sales Division, Sales Headquarters |
Morinaga Market Development Co., Ltd. (Representative Director, President) | Hiroaki Taki | General Manager of Kyushu Branch Office, Sales Headquarters and General Manager of Sales Division 1, Kyushu Branch Office |
General Manager of Kyushu Branch Office, Sales Headquarters and General Manager of Sales Division 1, Kyushu Branch Office | Yasuyoshi Sasaki | General Manager of Kanto Shin-Etsu Branch Office, Sales Headquarters |
General Manager of Kanto Shin-Etsu Branch Office Sales Headquarters | Seiichi Nishikiori | General Manager of Sales Division 4, Tokyo Branch Office, Sales Headquarters |
General Manager of Intellectual Property Strategy Division and Brand IP Group Manager of Intellectual Property Strategy Division | Yuichi Furusho | Brand IP Group Manager of Intellectual Property Strategy Division |
General Manager of Future Value Creation Center, R&D Center | Ken Nishimura | Manager of Group 3, Future Value Creation Center, R&D Center |
Shanghai Morinaga Co., Ltd. (President, Chief Representative for China Operations) | Satoshi Kuroda | General Manager of Strategy Planning Division, Marketing Headquarters |