February 14, 2025
Notice Regarding Executive and Major Personnel Changes and
Organizational Reforms
Morinaga & Co., Ltd. (the Company) hereby announces that a meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 10, 2025, resolved to make the following Officer and major personnel appointments effective on April 1 and June 27, 2025. The Company also plans to present the appointments of Directors and Statutory Auditors to the 177th annual general meeting of shareholders on June 27, 2025.
１．New Executive Officers (Effective April 1, 2025)
To be | Name | Current | ||||||||
Executive Officer, General Manager of | Tetsuya Okumura | General Manager of Accounting | ||||||||
Accounting Division | Division | |||||||||
2．New Directors (Effective June 27, 2025) | ||||||||||
To be | Name | Current | ||||||||
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Yoichiro Shimomura | ― | ||||||||
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Hiromi Yamagishi | ― | ||||||||
3．Retiring Directors (Effective June 27, 2025) | ||||||||||
To be | Name | Current | ||||||||
Retirement | Kuniko Urano | Director (Outside Director, Independent) | ||||||||
4．Reappointment of Directors (Effective June 27, 2025) | ||||||||||
Representative Director, Chairman, | CEO | Eijiro Ota | ||||||||
Representative Director, President, | COO | Shinya Mori | ||||||||
Director, Managing Executive Officer | Daisuke Fujii | |||||||||
Director, Senior Executive Officer | Hideki Matsunaga | |||||||||
Director, Senior Executive Officer | Tetsuya Takagi | |||||||||
Director, Senior Executive Officer | Kenji Takanami | |||||||||
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Shinji Sakaki | |||||||||
Director (Outside Director, Independent)
Tamaki Sawamura
Management after the 177th annual general meeting of shareholders on June 27, 2025 (assumed)
Representative Director, Chairman, | CEO | Eijiro Ota | ||||
Representative Director, President, | COO | Shinya Mori | ||||
Director, Managing Executive Officer | Daisuke Fujii | |||||
Director, Senior Executive Officer | Hideki Matsunaga | |||||
Director, Senior Executive Officer | Tetsuya Takagi | |||||
Director, Senior Executive Officer | Kenji Takanami | |||||
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Shinji Sakaki | |||||
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Tamaki Sawamura | |||||
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Yoichiro Shimomura | |||||
Director (Outside Director, Independent) | Hiromi Yamagishi | |||||
Standing Statutory Auditor | Toshiaki Fukunaga | |||||
Standing Statutory Auditor (Outside Auditor) | Takehiko Sasamori | |||||
Statutory Auditor (Outside Auditor) | Sawako Ueno | |||||
Statutory Auditor (Outside Auditor) | Hideo Kishi | |||||
5．Important Personnel Changes (Effective April 1, 2025) | ||||||
To be | Name | Current | ||||
General Manager of Audit Division | Gen Chiba | Aunt Stella Inc.（General Manager of | ||||
Business Administration Division） | ||||||
General Manager of General Affairs | Takehiro Inose | General Manager of Advertising Division, | ||||
Division | Marketing Headquarters | |||||
Senior Executive Officer, Manager of | Ayako | Senior Executive Officer, General | ||||
Manager of Procurement Division, | ||||||
Quality Assurance Division | Kunichika | |||||
Production Headquarters | ||||||
General Manager of Brand Communication | Biscuit and Snack Category Manager of | |||||
Miki Yamada | Confectionary Marketing Division, | |||||
Division, Marketing Headquarters | ||||||
Marketing Headquarters | ||||||
General Manager of Procurement Division, | Yoshihiro | General Manager of Quality Assurance | ||||
Production Headquarters | Funayama | Division |
Executive Officer, Deputy General | |||
Executive Officer, General Manager of R&D | Hiroyuki | Manager of R&D Center and General | |
Center | Watanabe | Manager of R&D Strategy Division of | |
R&D Center | |||
General Manager of R&D Strategy Division | Noriyuki | Morinaga America Foods, Inc. | |
of R&D Center | Nishikawa | （Representative Director, President） | |
Director, Senior Executive Officer, General | Hideki | ||
Manager of Overseas Business | Director, Senior Executive Officer | ||
Matsunaga | |||
Headquarters | |||
General Manager of Overseas Sales | Tatsuya | Morinaga Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. | |
Planning Division, Overseas Business | |||
Takamiya | （Representative Director, President） | ||
Headquarters | |||
General Manager of Overseas Production | Katsuhiko | Takasaki Morinaga Co., Ltd. | |
Planning Division, Overseas Business | |||
Suzuki | （Representative Director, President） | ||
Headquarters | |||
General Manager, Tsurumi Factory, | Takayuki | Affiliated to General Manager, Overseas | |
Production Headquarters | Ichihara | Business Headquarters | |
General Manager, Oyama Factory, | Junichi | Morinaga Dessert Co., Ltd. | |
Production Headquarters | Morikawa | （Representative Director, President） | |
General Manager, Chukyo Factory, | Production Control Department Manager | ||
Naoki Masuda | of Mishima Factory, Production | ||
Production Headquarters | |||
Headquarters | |||
Takasaki Morinaga Co., Ltd. | Shinichi | Executive Officer, General Manager of | |
（Representative Director, President） | Umemura | R&D Center | |
Morinaga Dessert Co., Ltd. (Representative | Hidenobu | General Manager, Oyama Factory, | |
Director, President） | Nakaki | Production Headquarters | |
Morinaga Shoji Co., Ltd. (Representative | Executive Officer, General Manager of | ||
Keisuke Ohashi | Overseas Strategy Division, Overseas | ||
Director, President） | |||
Business Headquarters | |||
Morinaga Business Partner Co., Ltd. | Toshihiko | General Manager of General Affairs | |
（Representative Director, President） | Yamane | Division | |
Senior Executive Officer, General | |||
Taiwan Morinaga Co., Ltd. (Chairperson of | Masaki | Manager of Overseas Business | |
Headquarters and General Manager of | |||
the Board) | Matsumoto | ||
Overseas Sales Division, Overseas | |||
Business Headquarter | |||
Morinaga America Foods, Inc. | Teruo | Morinaga America Foods, Inc. (COO) | |
（Representative Director, President） | Fukushima | ||
Morinaga Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. | Yoshiro Akada | Business Planning Department Manager | |
（Representative Director, President） | of Corporate Strategy Division | ||
6．Institutional Reform (as of April 1, 2025) | |||
●Marketing Headquarters |
・Consumer Insights Division renamed Marketing Intelligence Division
・Advertising Division renamed Brand Communication Division ●Overseas Business Headquarters
・Abolish Overseas Sales Division and Overseas Strategy Division
・Newly establish Overseas Sales Planning Division and Overseas Production Planning Division