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June 19, 2026


Directors (excluding Directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members)


Isao Miyashita

Director and Chairman of the Board                

Isao Miyashita

Apr 1990
Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
Aug 2002
Director, Foodlink Corporation
Jun 2003
Director, Japan Farm Co., Ltd.
May 2006
Worked in Mitsubishi Corporation
May 2007
Executive Officer, YONEKYU CORPORATION
May 2008
Director, YONEKYU CORPORATION
May 2013
Chief Executive Officer, YONEKYU CORPORATION
Apr 2016
President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company
 
Director, ITOHAM FOODS INC.
 
Director, YONEKYU CORPORATION
Jun 2025
Director and Chairman of the Board, the Company (current position)

President and Chief Executive Officer              

Hiroyuki Urata

Apr 1997
Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
Mar 2005
Indiana Packers Corporation
Apr 2015
Executive Officer, ITOHAM FOODS INC.
Mar 2017
Director, Managing Executive Officer, YONEKYU CORPORATION
Mar 2019
Worked in Mitsubishi Corporation
Apr 2020
General Manager, Livestock & Meat Products Dept., Mitsubishi Corporation
Jun 2020
Non-Executive Director, KFC Holdings Japan, Ltd. (current Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan, Ltd.)
Mar 2021
Non-Executive, Director, ROKKO BUTTER CO., LTD.
Apr 2021
General Manager, Livestock, Meat & Dairy Products Dept., Mitsubishi Corporation
Apr 2023
Division COO, Farm, Dairy & Meat Produce Division, Mitsubishi Corporation
Apr 2025
Executive Vice President, the Company
 
Director, ITOHAM FOODS INC. (current position)
 
Director, YONEKYU CORPORATION (current position)
Jun 2025
President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company (current position)

Director, Managing Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer, Processed Food Business Div.
In charge of Quality Assurance and Logistics
Chief Executive Officer, ITOHAM FOODS INC.

Koichi Ito

Apr 1997
Joined ITOHAM FOODS INC.
Jul 2006
Executive Officer, ITOHAM FOODS INC.
Jun 2010
Director, ITOHAM FOODS INC.
Apr 2016
Director of Board, ANZCO FOODS Ltd.
Apr 2018
Senior Executive Officer, the Company
Mar 2019
Executive Director, YONEKYU CORPORATION
Apr 2020
COO Group Meat Division, the Company
 
Director, ITOHAM FOODS INC.
Apr 2022
Managing Executive Officer, Senior General Manager of Processed Foods Division, the Company (current position)
 
President and Chief Executive Officer, ITOHAM FOODS INC. (current position)
 
Director, YONEKYU CORPORATION (current position)
Jun 2022
Director, the Company (current position)
Apr 2023
In charge of Quality Assurance Division (current position)
Apr 2026
In charge of Logistics (current position)

Director, Managing Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Senior General Manager, Administrative Div.  
In charge of Compliance

Katsumi Nozawa

Mar 1983
Joined ITOHAM FOODS INC.
Apr 2016
General Manager of Corporate Strategy Planning Department, the Company
 
Executive Officer, ITOHAM FOODS INC.
Feb 2017
Director and Executive Officer, YONEKYU CORPORATION
Apr 2018
Executive Officer, the Company
 
Executive Director, YONEKYU CORPORATION
Apr 2022
Deputy Senior General Manager of Administrative Division and General Manager of PMI Office, the Company
Apr 2023
General Manager of Corporate Strategy Planning Office, Corporate Strategy Department, the Company
Apr 2024
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
 
Senior General Manager of Administrative Division, In charge of Compliance, the Company (current position)
Jun 2024
Director, the Company (current position)
 
Director, ITOHAM FOODS INC. (current position)
 
Director, YONEKYU CORPORATION (current position)
Apr 2025
In charge of Corporate Strategy, the Company

Director, Managing Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer, Meat Business Div.
Chief Executive Officer, ANZCO FOODS JAPAN LTD.

Ken Harada

Apr 2000
Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
Oct 2010
Feed, Meat & Livestock Unit, Mitsubishi Corporation
Apr 2013
Executive Officer, Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan, Ltd.
Jul 2017
Team Leader, Mitsubishi Corporation
Jan 2022
ASIAN BEST CHICKEN Co., Ltd. CEO
Apr 2025
Managing Executive Officer, Meat Division, the Company (current position)
Jun 2025
Director, the Company (current position)
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Director, Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member


Akihisa Horiuchi

Director, Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Akihisa Horiuchi

Apr 1979
Joined YONEKYU CORPORATION
May 2003
Director, YONEKYU CORPORATION
May 2006
Executive Officer, YONEKYU CORPORATION
May 2015
Director, YONEKYU CORPORATION
Apr 2018
Managing Executive Officer, the Company
 
Chief Executive Officer, YONEKYU CORPORATION
Jun 2018
Director, the Company
Jun 2025
Director, Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current position)
Akira Maeda

Director, Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Akira Maeda

Apr 1985
Joined ITOHAM FOODS INC.
Mar 2014
General Manager, Accounting Department, Processed Foods Division, ITOHAM FOODS INC.
Apr 2017
General Manager, Accounting & Finance Department, the Company
Apr 2022
Executive Officer, General Manager, Accounting & Finance Department
 
Administrative Division, the Company
Apr 2026
Temporarily assigned to the Administrative Division, the Company
Jun 2026
Director, Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current position)
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Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Outside)


Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Outside)

Mikiko Morimoto

Apr 1996
Joined The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Mar 1997
Seconded to the Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER)
Apr 1998
Working The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Jul 2000
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (law firm)
Sep 2014
Embassy of Pakistan in Japan
May 2015
Asuka Asset Management Co., Ltd. (currently Aizawa Asset Management Co., Ltd.)
Jan 2018
Executive Officer, SDG Partners Co., Ltd.
Feb 2021
Representative Director, Karna Co., Ltd. (current position)
Jun 2023
Independent Director, the Company
 
Independent Director, NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation
Jun 2025
Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current position)
Mar 2026
Independent Director, GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, Inc. (current position)
Jun 2026
Independent Director, Foster Electric Company, Limited

Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Outside)

Hiroshi Matsumura

Mar 1984
Joined Audit Division, Tohmatsu Aoki Audit Corporation
Aug 1987
Registered Certified Public Accountant (Japan)
Jul 1999
Partner, Tohmatsu Audit Corporation (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
Aug 2020
Resigned from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
Sep 2020
Established Matsumura Koji Certified Public Accountant Office (current position)
Mar 2022
Audit & Supervisory Board Member, G.D Co., Ltd. (current position)
Jun 2023
Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company
Jun 2025
Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current position)

Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Outside)

Yasuko Nishimura

May 1997
Registered Judicial Scrivener (Japan)
 
Established Nishimura Judicial Scrivener Office
Jan 2008
Representative Partner, Tsukasa Judicial Scrivener Corporation (current position)
Jul 2015
Director, Japan Association of Small and Medium Enterprise Management Support Professionals
 
Representative Director, CREA FARM Co., Ltd. (current position)
Jun 2016
Independent Director, Akasaka Diesels Ltd. (current position)
Oct 2017
Representative Director, Fujinokuni Bussan Co., Ltd. (current position)
Jun 2024
Independent Director, the Company
Jun 2025
Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current position)

Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Outside)

Akira Arimatsu

Jan 2009
Registered as an Attorney in Japan
 
Joined Nishimura & Asahi (currently Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo))
Sep 2018
Seconded to the Consumer Affairs Agency (Japan)
Mar 2023
Nishimura & Asahi
Jan 2025
Partner, Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo) (current position)
Jun 2025
Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current position)

 ※Independent Officer

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Executive Officer


Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Corporate Strategy Dept.
Deputy Senior General Manager, Administrative Div.
General Manager, Accounting and Finance Dept.		 Shuhei Nakao
Chief Marketing Officer
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Processed Food Business Div.		 Yuko Nakajima
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Meat Business Div.
Chief Executive Officer, YONEKYU CORPORATION		 Hirohiko Yoshino
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Processed Food Business Div. Koichi Tojo
Senior Executive Officer Executive Chairman, ANZCO FOODS LTD. Shinji Horiuchi
Senior General Manager, Meat Sales Div., Meat Business Div.
Chief Executive Officer, ITOHAM MEAT SALES WEST INC.		 Hideki Matsumoto
Executive Officer General Manager, New Business Development Office, Processed Food Business Div. Hiroyuki Tamai
Chief Executive Officer, ITOHAM YONEKYU FOODS INC.
Chief Executive Officer, ITO FRESH SALAD INC.		 Yukihiro Tashiro
Chief Information Officer
General Manager, IT Management Office, Administration Div.		 Seiji Kashiwagi
General Manager, Audit Dept.
Audit and Supervisory Committee’s Office		 Hiroki Kubo
General Manager, Public & Sustainability Management Dept. Chihiro Akimitsu
Senior General Manager, Production Div., Processed Food Business Div.
Chief Executive Officer, YONEKYU KAGAYAKI CO., LTD.		 Koujyu Kasahara
Senior General Manager, Imported Meat Div., Meat Business Div. Koichi Hirota
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Skills Matrix

Board Skills Matrix

To execute the Long-Term Management Strategy 2035 and the Medium-Term Management Plan 2026 and achieve sustainable growth in corporate value, we recognize that the Board must enhance both discussions from diverse perspectives and its oversight function. Based on our business characteristics, management environment, and future growth areas, we have identified the knowledge and experience that the Board should possess as “required Board skills” as follows.

Skills Required of the Board

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Management Strategy
Ability to define management direction with a long-term view of value creation, taking into account the external environment and business portfolio, and to formulate and decide on strategies that drive sustainable growth and competitive advantage.
Global
Ability to support corporate growth from a global perspective.
Operations
(Production, Procurement, Sales)
Ability to oversee business activities across production, procurement, and sales, ensuring that strategies translate into results, and to supervise operational appropriateness and risks from the perspectives of quality, cost, supply, and customer value, thereby strengthening business stability and competitiveness.
ESG and Human Capital Development
Ability to promote sustainability strategies and address social issues, as well as to formulate human capital strategies and maximize individual performance through talent development.
DX and IT
Ability to use information technology to improve operational efficiency, drive digital transformation, and enable innovation in business models.
Finance and Accounting
Ability to accurately understand financial conditions and execute strategic financing and sound financial management while maintaining financial health.
Legal and Risk Management
Ability to manage legal and business risks and implement appropriate measures to enhance corporate value through governance and compliance.
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The Board consists of directors with diverse backgrounds, including gender, career experience, age, expertise, and knowledge, ensuring a broad range of perspectives and capabilities.
The Board is composed with an optimal number of members to ensure effective and efficient operation, with independent outside directors accounting for at least one-third of the total.
The Directors’ Skills Matrix is as follows. For each director, up to four key skills in which the Company has particular expectations are identified from among their areas of expertise.

Directors’ Skills Matrix

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Skills matrix
Name Gender Business strategy Global Operation ESG/
HR development		 DX/IT Finance/
Accounting		 Legal/
Risk management
Directors Isao Miyashita Male ● ● ● ●
Hiroyuki Urata Male ● ● ● ●
Koichi Ito Male ● ● ●
Katsumi Naozawa Male ● ● ● ●
Ken Harada Male ● ● ●
Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee Member Akihisa Horiuchi Male ● ●
Akira Maeda Male ● ●
Mikiko Morimoto Female ● ● ●
Koji Matsumura Male ● ● ●
Yasuko Nishimura Female ● ● ●
Akira Arimatsu Female ● ● ●
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