Executive

  • Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, (concurrently) Chief Sustainability Officer, (concurrently) Chief Health Officer Yutaka Kyoya

    Yutaka Kyoya

    Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, (concurrently) Chief Sustainability Officer

    Apr. 1984 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
    June 2006 Managing Director, Agrex Asia Pte Ltd.,Singapore
    Apr. 2016 Managing Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Corporation Living Essentials Group, Mitsubishi Corporation
    June 2021 Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, (concurrently) Chief Sustainability Officer, the Company
    Apr. 2022 Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, (concurrently) Chief Sustainability Officer,(concurrently) Chief Health Officer, the Company
    Apr. 2024 Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, (concurrently) Chief Sustainability Officer, the Company (present position)
  • Director, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Staff Section, Corporate Administration, Legal, Human Resources & Compliance Koichi Enomoto

    Koichi Enomoto

    Director

    Apr. 1984 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
    Apr. 2012 Group Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company
    Apr. 2014 Executive Officer, Division COO, Corporate Planning Division, the Company
    June 2016 Director, (concurrently) Managing Executive Officer
    Apr. 2023 Director, (concurrently) Managing Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Staff Section, Corporate Administration, Legal, Human Resources & Compliance
    Apr. 2024 Director, (concurrently) Managing Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Staff Section, Corporate Administration, Legal, Human Resources & Compliance, (concurrently) Chief Human Resource Officer, (concurrently) Chief Health Officer, the Company
    Apr. 2025 Director, the Company (present position)
  • Director, Managing Executive Officer, In charge of SCM Koji Tamura

    Koji Tamura

    Director, Managing Executive Officer, In charge of SCM, (concurrently) Chief Logistics Officer

    Apr. 1988 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
    Apr. 2018 Division COO, Logistics Division, Mitsubishi Corporation
    June 2020 Director, the Company
    Apr. 2021 Director, (concurrently) Managing Executive Officer, in charge of SCM, the Company
    Apr. 2025 Director, (concurrently) Managing Executive Officer, in charge of SCM, (concurrently) Chief Logistics Officer, the Company (present position)
  • Director, Managing Executive Officer, In charge of Products, (concurrently) in charge of Processed Foods Hirohide Hosoda

    Hirohide Hosoda

    Director, Managing Executive Officer, In charge of Products, (concurrently) in charge of Processed Foods

    Apr. 1985 Joined the company
    Apr. 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Chushikoku Branch, the Company
    Apr. 2020 Managing Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer,Processed Foods Business Division, the Company
    June 2022 Director, (concurrently) Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Products, (concurrently) in charge of Processed Foods, the Company
    Apr. 2023 Director, (concurrently) Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Products, the Company (present position)
  • Director, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Staff Section Hiroshi Kawamoto

    Hiroshi Kawamoto

    Director, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Staff Section

    Apr. 1990 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
    Apr. 2017 Group Manager, Energy Business Group Administration Department, Mitsubishi Corporation
    Apr. 2019 Group Manager, Natural Gas & Mineral Resources Administration Department, Mitsubishi Corporation
    June 2022 Director, (concurrently) Managing Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, (concurrently) Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Staff Section, the Company (present position)
  • Director,Managing Executive Officer,In charge of Next Generation Business Wataru Kato

    Kazuo Ito

    Director

    Apr. 1991 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
    Apr. 2007 Chairman, Princes Limited
    Dec. 2018 Non-Executive Director, Olam International Limited (Singapore)
    Apr. 2019 Division COO, Food Resources Div., Mitsubishi Corporation
    Apr. 2023 Senior Vice President, General Manager, Consumer Industry Group CEO Office, Mitsubishi Corporation
    Apr. 2024 Senior Vice President, Division COO, Logistics & Food Distribution Division, Mitsubishi Corporation (present position)
    June. 2024 Director, the Company (present position)
  • Director Tamaki Kakizaki

    Tamaki Kakizaki

    Director

    Apr. 2008 Associate Professor, Legal work post graduate course,Professional Graduate School, Toyo University
    Apr. 2009 Professor, Graduate School of Law, Toyo University
    Apr. 2012 Professor, Graduate School of International Social Sciences, YOKOHAMA National University
    Apr. 2014 Professor, School of Law, Meiji University (present position)
    June 2016 Director, the Company (present position)
  • Director Masahiro Yoshikawa

    Masahiro Yoshikawa

    Director

    Apr. 1980 Joined Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2014 Member of the Board, (concurrently) Officer in charge of Research & Development, Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Apr. 2017 Managing Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, High Performance Chemicals Business Domain, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    June 2020 Director, the Company (present position)
  • Director Kimiko Kunimasa

    Kimiko Kunimasa

    Director

    Mar. 1982 Joined Fukutake Publishing Co., Ltd.
    Jan. 2002 Representative Director & President, Benesse Care Corporation
    Oct. 2010 General Manager of Human Resources and General Affairs Division, Benesse Corporation, (concurrently) CHO, Benesse Holdings, Inc.
    Apr. 2012 Director, General Manager of Human Resources and General Affairs Division, Benesse Corporation
    June 2013 Director, Executive Vice President, Benesse Style Care Co., Ltd.
    June 2023 Director, the Company (present position)
  • Director Hiroko Kawasaki

    Hiroko Kawasaki

    Director

    Apr. 1987 Joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
    June. 2014 General Manager of CSR, NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    June. 2017 Executive General Manager of Hokuriku Regional Office of NTT DOCOMO, INC. and Representative Director, President of DOCOMO CS Hokuriku
    June. 2020 Executive Officer, General Manager of Marketing Dept., NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
    June. 2022 Director, Full-Time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
    June. 2024 Director, the Company (present position)
  • Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time) Koki Yamakawa

    Koki Yamakawa

    Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)

    Apr. 1984 Joined the company
    Apr. 2015 Group Manager, Accounting Group,(concurrently) Group Manager, Investor Relations Office, the Company
    Apr. 2018 Group Manager, Group Business Management Office, the Company
    June 2021 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (fulltime),the Company (present position)
  • Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time) Eiji Unakami

    Eiji Unakami

    Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time)

    Apr. 1990 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
    Mar. 2016 Group Manager in charge of Secretariat to the Investment Committee,Risk Management Dept.,Mitsubishi Corporation
    Apr. 2019 Deputy Group Manager, Internal Audit Dept., Mitsubishi Corporation
    June 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (fulltime),the Company (present position)
  • Audit & Supervisory Board Member Yoshiharu Ojima

    Yoshiharu Ojima

    Audit & Supervisory Board Member

    June 2004 Deputy Director, Special Investigation Division, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
    Apr. 2010 Prosecutor, Supreme Public Prosecutors Office
    July 2017 Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission
    Sept. 2022 Joined IKEDA & SOMEYA (present position)
    Oct. 2022 Registered as an attorney at law
    June 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (present position)
  • Audit & Supervisory Board Member Eiji Yoshikawa

    Eiji Yoshikawa

    Audit & Supervisory Board Member

    Apr. 1994 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
    Sept. 2006 Department Manager of Corporate Accounting Department, Mitsubishi International Corporation (New York, USA)
    July 2020 Director, Chief Financial Officer, Mitsubishi Corporation RtM International Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
    Apr. 2023 General Manager, Consumer Industry Administration Department, Mitsubishi Corporation (present position)
    June 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (present position)
    Apr. 2024 General Manager, Smart-Life Creation Administration Dept, Mitsubishi Corporation (present position)

Executive OfficersAs of April 1,2025

Title Name Position

Title

President and Chief Executive Officer

Name

Yutaka Kyoya

Position

President, (Concurrently) Chief Sustainability Officer

Title

Managing Executive Officer

Name

Koji Tamura

Position

In charge of SCM, (Concurrently) Chief Logistics Officer

Title

Managing Executive Officer

Name

Hirohide Hosoda

Position

In charge of Products

Title

Managing Executive Officer

Name

Hiroshi Kawamoto

Position

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Staff Section

Title

Managing Executive Officer

Name

Wataru Kato

Position

In charge of Next Generation Business

Title

Managing Executive Officer

Name

Takayuki Yamane

Position

Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Staff Section, Corporate Planning

Title

Managing Executive Officer

Name

Hiroshi Uemura

Position

In charge of Western Japan

Title

Managing Executive Officer

Name

Ken Yamaguchi

Position

Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Staff Section, Corporate Administration, Legal, Human Resources & Compliance, (Concurrently) Chief Human Resource Officer, (Concurrently) Chief Health Officer

Title

Managing Executive Officer

Name

Tsutomu Yamaguchi

Position

In charge of National, 2

Title

Managing Executive Officer

Name

Tatsuhisa Yokoyama

Position

In charge of Eastern Japan

Title

Managing Executive Officer

Name

Tatsuya Sato

Position

In charge of National, 1

Title

Managing Executive Officer

Name

Tomoharu Ishizaki

Position

In charge of IT/Digital Strategy, (Concurrently) Division COO, Digital Solutions Division, (Concurrently) Chief Information Officer

Title

Managing Executive Officer

Name

Hiroshi Koyama

Position

In charge of Marketing Development, (Concurrently) Division COO, Marketing Development Division

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Yasushi Watanabe

Position

Senior Assistant to Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Staff Section, Corporate Administration & Governance

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Ichiro Satsuka

Position

General Manager, Kyushu Branch

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Toshiyuki Suganuma

Position

General Manager, Kansai Branch

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Noboru Tachime

Position

Deputy in charge of Products, Products & Code Master Control

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Katsuo Uchiyama

Position

General Manager, Hokkaido Branch

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Yoji Miyamura

Position

Division COO, SCM Support Division

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Yuichiro Nakamura

Position

In charge of CVS, (Concurrently) Division COO, CVS Division

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Takuro Kubota

Position

Division COO, National Distribution Division

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Takashi Ito

Position

General Manager, Tokyo Metropolitan Area Branch

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Koji Kotani

Position

Seconded to Best Logistics Partners Corporation (President and Representative Director)

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Yoshifumi Kobayashi

Position

Division COO, NC Division

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Yutaka Shiraishi

Position

Division COO, Logistics Division

Title

Executive Officer

Name

Hirotaka Nishiyama

Position

Senior Assistant to Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Staff Section, (Concurrently) Group Manager, Corporate Administration Office

Criteria for Independence of Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members

In addition to the requirements as established by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., the independence of Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members is determined based on the following (1) through (6) items regarding the relevant person’s current and past three fiscal years

  • A major shareholder of the Company (direct or indirect possessor of at least 10% of voting rights) or Executive thereof *1)
  • An Executive of a trading partner which exceeds the criteria set forth by the Company*2
  • A person who has received monetary payment or other property benefits exceeding 10 million yen per one fiscal year from the Company for their professional services as a consultant, attorney, or certified public accountant, etc., excluding Director’s or Audit & Supervisory Board Member’s remuneration
  • An employee or senior partner of an accounting auditor of the Company
  • A person who belongs to an organization that has received donations which exceeds a given amount from the Company*3
  • An Outside Director or Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company whose term of office exceeds eight years
  • “Executive” refers to an Executive Director, an Executive Officer, or an Operating Officer or other employee.
  • “Trading partner which exceeds the criteria set forth by the Company” refers to a trading partner whose transactions with the Company exceed 2% of the Company’s consolidated net sales.
  • “Donation which exceeds a given amount” refers to donations exceeding 10 million yen per fiscal year.

Even in the case that any of items (1) through (6) above apply to an Outside Director or Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the reason that the person concerned is deemed sufficiently independent will be explained and disclosed at the time of election as an Outside Director or Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member.

Primary Activities of Outside Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members in FY2023

Outside directors

Name Expected Role Primary Activities in FY2023

Name

Tamaki Kakizaki

Expected Role

To provide advice to management and appropriate supervision of business execution from an objective and professional perspective by utilizing the deep insight on internal control and other matters she possesses as an university professor whose research fields are commercial law and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

Primary Activities in FY2023

She attended all 14 meetings of the Board of Directors held during the fiscal year under review and provided feedback as necessary regarding deliberations on proposals and other matters from an objective and expert perspective based on her extensive knowledge of internal control and other related matters.In addition to the above, as a member of the Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee and the Group Transaction Committee, she attended all committee meetings held during the fiscal year under review (five Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee meetings and one Group Transaction Committee meeting), thereby providing appropriate supervision of business execution from an independent and objective perspective.

Name

Masahiro Yoshikawa

Expected Role

To provide advice to management and appropriate supervision of business execution from an objective and professional perspective by utilizing his diverse work experience in the textile manufacturing division, corporate strategy division, and as a director (officer in charge of the R&D division) at Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. (current Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation), as well as his extensive experience and knowledge related to corporate management.

Primary Activities in FY2023

He attended all 14 meetings of the Board of Directors held during the fiscal year under review and provided feedback as necessary regarding deliberations on proposals and other matters from an objective and multifaceted perspective based on his extensive management experience.In addition to the above, as chairperson of the Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee and the Group Transaction Committee, he attended all committee meetings held during the fiscal year under review (five Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee meetings and one Group Transaction Committee meeting), thereby offering management advice and providing appropriate supervision of business execution from an independent and objective perspective by properly managing the committees.

Name

Kimiko Kunimasa

Expected Role

To provide advice to management and appropriate supervision of business execution from an objective and professional perspective by utilizing her management experience at Benesse Holdings, Inc. and at a major subsidiary of that company, and experience in important positions in personnel and human resource development, and as well as diverse experience and insight as an outside director at Alfresa Holdings Corporation, a medical products wholesaler.

Primary Activities in FY2023

She attended all 11 meetings of the Board of Directors held after her assumption of positions in June 2023 under review and provided feedback as necessary regarding deliberations on proposals and other matters from an objective and expert perspective based on her extensive management experience and diverse experience in important positions in personnel and human resource development. In addition to the above, as a member of the Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee and the Group Transaction Committee, she attended all committee meetings held after her assumption of positions in June 2023 during the fiscal year under review (four Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee meetings and one Group Transaction Committee meeting), thereby offering management advice and providing appropriate supervision of business execution from an independent and objective perspective by properly managing the committees.

(*) In FY2023, the voluntary Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee made one written resolution in addition to the above number of meetings.

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Name Primary Activities in FY2023
Eiji Unakami He attended all 14 meetings of the Board of Directors and all 15 meetings of the Audit & Supervisory Board held during the fiscal year under review. As a full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, he confirmed the nature and operation of governance and provided feedback as necessary based on his extensive work experience in domestic and international accounting, risk management, audit-related work, and more, and his high-level insight on finances and accounting. In addition to the above, given his advanced information-gathering skills and business acumen, as an observer of the Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee and the Group Transaction Committee, he attended all committee meetings held during the fiscal year under review (five Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee meetings and one Group Transaction Committee meeting), thereby providing appropriate supervision of business execution.
Yoshiharu Ojima He attended all 11 meetings of the Board of Directors and all 11 meetings of the Audit & Supervisory Board held during the fiscal year after his appointment in June 2023 and made necessary comments regarding the establishment and maintenance of the company’s compliance system from an objective and neutral position based on his knowledge and experience gained as a prosecutor, member of the Japan Fair Trade Commission, and lawyer. In addition to the above, he provided appropriate supervision over the execution of business operations from independent and objective position by attending all committee meetings held during the fiscal year after his appointment in June 2023 (four Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee meetings and one Group Transaction Committee meeting) as a member of the Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee and Group Transaction Committee.

(*) In FY2023, the voluntary Nomination, Remuneration & Governance Committee made one written resolution in addition to the above number of meetings.

Mitsubishi Shokuhin through the Eyes of its Outside Directors

The Company appoints outside directors with broad experience and insight to provide objective oversight and advice on management. In this way, we work to ensure reliable strategy execution and secure management transparency. We asked outside directors Tamaki Kakizaki, Masahiro Yoshikawa, and Kimiko Kunimasa for their views on our corporate governance efforts, including their evaluation and challenges for future growth.

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