Corporate Officers

Chairperson and Director Tetsuhiro Kito Chairperson of the Board of Directors
date of birth
February 9, 1960
Number of company shares owned
12,100 shares
Director term of office
9 years
Number of attendances at the Board of Directors meetings
18/18 100%

Brief history

April 1982 Joined Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
March 2002 Assistant General Manager of Imported Broiler Department, Fresh Meats Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
September 2002 General Manager of Imported Broiler Department, Fresh Meats Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
March 2007 General Manager of Imported Fresh Meats Sales Division, Fresh Meats Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
April 2009 General Manager of Food Services Division, Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
April 2011 Executive Officer, General Manager of Food Services Division, Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
April 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager of General Merchandising Division, Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
April 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
June 2015 Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2017 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2018 Director and Managing Executive Officer, in charge of group sales management and Group Sales Planning Department of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2019 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Overseas Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2020 Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Fresh Meats Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2021 Vice President and Representative Director (Executive Vice President), General Manager of Fresh Meats Business Division and in charge of cross-business strategy of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2023 Chairperson and Director, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of NH Foods Ltd., to date
President and CEO Nobuhisa Ikawa President and Representative Director
date of birth
April 5, 1961
Number of company shares owned
5,600 shares
Director term of office
6 years
Number of attendances at the Board of Directors meetings
18/18 100%

Brief history

April 1985 Joined Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
March 2007 General Manager of Food Services Policy Office, Food Services Division, Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
April 2008 General Manager of Food Services Planning Office, Food Services Division, Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
March 2013 General Manager of Kansai Food Services Division, Food Services Division, Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
January 2015 General Manager of Kansai Food Services Department and Kanto Food Services Department, Food Services Division, Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager of Food Services Division, Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager of Food Services Division and General Manager of Delicatessen Department, Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager of Food Services Division, Sales & Marketing Division, Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2018 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
June 2018 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2020 Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2021 Vice President and Representative Director (Executive Vice President), General Manager of Processed Foods Business Division and in charge of new business development of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2022 Vice President and Representative Director (Executive Vice President), General Manager of Corporate Planning Division and in charge of Research & Development Center, new business development and Hokkaido project of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2023 President and Representative Director (President and CEO) of NH Foods Ltd., to date
Vice President and Director (Executive Vice President) Masahito Kataoka in charge of Accounting & Finance Department and Sustainability Department
date of birth
December 10,1961
Number of company shares owned
3,700 shares
Director term of office
3 years
Number of attendances at the Board of Directors meetings
18/18 100%

Brief history

April 1985 Joined Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
March 2008 Assistant General Manager of Accounting Department, Corporate Planning Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
March 2009 Deputy General Manager of Accounting & Finance Department of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
April 2012 General Manager of Accounting & Finance Department of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
April 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager of Accounting & Finance Department of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
April 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager of Accounting & Finance Department, Corporate Management Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager of Public and Investor Relations Department and in charge of Corporate Communications Office and CSR Department, Corporate Management Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Communications Department and General Manager of Brand Communication Office, Communication Strategy Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2019 Executive Officer, in charge of Accounting & Finance Department and Public and Investor Relations Department, Corporate Management Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2021 Executive Officer, in charge of Accounting & Finance Department, Quality Assurance Department, Customer Service Department and Lifestyle Research Office, and General Manager of Tokyo Branch Office of NH Foods Ltd.
June 2021 Director (Executive Officer), in charge of Accounting & Finance Department, Quality Assurance Department, Customer Service Department and Lifestyle Research Office, and General Manager of Tokyo Branch Office of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2023 Director and Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Accounting & Finance Department and Sustainability Department; General Manager of Tokyo Branch Office of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2024 Vice President and Director (Executive Vice President), in charge of Accounting & Finance Department and Sustainability Department of NH Foods Ltd., to date
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Fumio Maeda General Manager of Fresh Meats Business Division
date of birth
November 30,1965
Number of company shares owned
6,700 shares
Director term of office
4 years
Number of attendances at the Board of Directors meetings
18/18 100%

Brief history

April 1988 Joined Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
October 2002 Seconded to Suehiro Restaurant System Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director of Suehiro Restaurant System Co., Ltd.
March 2010 General Manager of Domestic Pork Department, Domestic Fresh Meats Sales Division, Fresh Meats Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
March 2012 General Manager of Domestic Pork Department and General Manager of Domestic Products Department, Domestic Fresh Meats Sales Division, Fresh Meats Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
June 2012 General Manager of Domestic Pork Department, General Manager of Domestic Products Department and General Manager of Oil Feedstuff and Byproducts Department, Domestic Fresh Meats Sales Division, Fresh Meats Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
April 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager of Domestic Fresh Meats Sales Division, Fresh Meats Business Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
April 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales & Logistics Operations Division, Fresh Meats Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager of Hams & Sausages Division, Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager of Hams & Sausages Division and General Manager of Deli & Processed Foods Division, Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2019 Executive Officer, General Manager of Product Management Division, Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2020 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division and in charge of Research & Development Center of NH Foods Ltd.
June 2020 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division and in charge of Research & Development Center of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2021 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division and in charge of Research & Development Center and Hokkaido project of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2022 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Processed Foods Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2023 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Fresh Meats Business Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2024 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Fresh Meats Business Division of NH Foods Ltd., to date
Director and Managing Executive Officer Kohei Akiyama  in charge of Human Resources Department,
Legal Affairs Department, General Affairs Department, Public & Investor Relations
Department and Secretarial Office
date of birth
June 21, 1964
Number of company shares owned
6,800 shares
Director term of office
1 years
Number of attendances at the Board of Directors meetings
13/13 100%

Brief history

April 1987 Joined Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
March 2010 Assistant General Manager of Public and Investor Relations Department, Corporate Management Division of Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
April 2015 General Manager of Human Resources Department, Corporate Management Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Department, Corporate Management Division of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2020 Executive Officer, in charge of Human Resources Department, Legal Affairs Department, General Affairs Department and Secretarial Office of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2021 Executive Officer, in charge of Human Resources Department, Legal Affairs Department, General Affairs Department, Public and Investor Relations Department, Secretarial Office and Corporate Communications of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2022 Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Human Resources Department, Legal Affairs Department, Public and Investor Relations Department, Secretarial Office, Audit Department and Compliance Department, General Manager of Group Audit & Supervisory Board Members’ Office, and in charge of Corporate Communications of NH Foods Ltd.
April 2023 Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Human Resources Department, Legal Affairs Department, General Affairs Department, Public and Investor Relations Department and Secretarial Office of NH Foods Ltd.
June 2023 Director and Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Human Resources Department, Legal Affairs Department, General Affairs Department, Public and Investor Relations Department and Secretarial Office of NH Foods Ltd., to date
Director (Outside) Yasuko Kono
date of birth
February 4, 1957
Number of company shares owned
- shares
Director term of office
6 years
Number of attendances at the Board of Directors meetings
18/18 100%

Brief history

April 2002 Director of IBARAKI CO-OP
June 2005 Director of CONSUMERS’ CO-OPERATIVE COOPDELI BUSINESS UNION
June 2008 Director of Ibaraki Consumer’s Co-operative Union
August 2012 Director General of National Liaison Committee of Consumers’ Organization
January 2013 Member of Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
April 2013 Director General and Joint Representative of National Liaison Committee of Consumers’ Organization (General Incorporated Association)
Member of Shokuiku (Food and Nutrition Education) Promotion Council, Cabinet Office
October 2013 Expert Member of Food Safety Commission, Cabinet Office
Temporary Member of Consumer Commission, Cabinet Office
December 2013 Member of Transport Council, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
April 2014 Special Advisor to Consumer Affairs Agency
July 2015 Member of Council of Food, Agriculture and Rural Area, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
June 2017 Director of Japan Consumers’ Association (General Incorporated Foundation), to date
Director General of Consumers’ Smile Fund (NPO)
June 2018 Outside Director of NH Foods Ltd., to date
December 2018 Member of Financial System Council, Financial Services Agency, to date
January 2019 Member of Forestry Policy Council, Forestry Agency, to date
June 2019 Director of the Japan Federation of Shiho-Shoshi Lawyer’s Associations
April 2021 Member of the Cultural Council, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, to date
October 2022 Chairperson of Consumers’ Smile Fund (NPO), to date
Director (Outside) Hideo Arase
date of birth
March 19, 1955
Number of company shares owned
- shares
Director term of office
5 years
Number of attendances at the Board of Directors meetings
18/18 100%

Brief history

April 1977 Joined Terumo Corporation
July 2006 Managing Director and BOD Chairman of Terumo Europe N.V.
June 2008 Executive Officer of Terumo Corporation
June 2009 Director and Executive Officer, responsible for Cardiac and Vascular Company and in charge of Legal Office of Terumo Corporation
June 2010 Director and Senior Executive Officer of Terumo Corporation
October 2011 Director and Senior Executive Officer, in charge of Business Promotion in Brazil of Terumo Corporation
June 2012 Director and Senior Executive Officer, responsible for the Americas of Terumo Corporation and President and CEO of Terumo Americas Holding, Inc.
April 2014 Director and Senior Executive Officer, Regional Representative of Latin America of Terumo Corporation
April 2015 Director and Senior Executive Officer, Regional Representative of India and Asia Pacific of Terumo Corporation and Managing Director of Terumo Asia Holdings Pte., Ltd.
April 2018 Director and Corporate Advisor of Terumo Corporation
July 2018 Corporate Advisor of Terumo Corporation
February 2019 Executive Officer of Atom Medical Corporation
June 2019 Outside Director of NH Foods Ltd., to date
October 2021 Advisor of Atom Medical Corporation
April 2022 Partner of HumaNexus Lab, Inc., to date
January 2023 Specially Appointed Professor of Research Center for Industry Alliances, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (current Open Innovation Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University), to date
April 2024 Partner, JETRO Consortium for New Export Nation for Fiscal 2024, to date
Director (Outside) Tokushi Yamasaki
date of birth
February 16, 1961
Number of company shares owned
- shares
Director term of office
2 years
Number of attendances at the Board of Directors meetings
18/18 100%

Brief history

April 1985 Joined Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd. (current Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.)
July 1989 Joined Daiwa Securities Research Institute (current Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.)
Analyst of Corporate Research Department
April 2001 Analyst of Food Sector, Corporate Research Department of Daiwa Securities Research Institute
January 2008 Analyst of Food Sector, Corporate Research Department of Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. Ltd. (current Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.)
February 2015 Strategist of Invest Strategy Department of Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
October 2015 Product Manager of Equity Research Department of Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
March 2019 Retired from Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
June 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of NH Foods Ltd.
June 2022 Outside Director of NH Foods Ltd., to date
Director (Outside) Hiroko Miyazaki
date of birth
December 17, 1969
Number of company shares owned
600 shares

Brief history

April 1996 Completed an apprenticeship at the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
April 1996 Registered as an attorney at law Joined Showa Law Office (current Jones Day)
December 2001 Joined Asahi Koma Law Office (current Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo))
September 2004 Joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, USA
January 2005 Registered as an attorney at law in New York State
April 2006 Returned to Asahi Koma Law Office (current Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo))
May 2007 Head of Legal Department, Japan Lead Legal Counsel of Dell Inc.
April 2013 Director of Legal and Compliance of Alcon Japan Ltd.
April 2014 Part-time Lecturer of the Department of Law, the Faculty of Law, Keio University
July 2017 Executive Officer, General Counsel of 3M Japan Limited
June 2021 President and Representative Director of 3M Japan Limited
January 2024 Counsel of GI&T Law Office, LC, to date
June 2024 Outside Director of NH Foods Ltd., to date
Position Name Responsibilities
Audit & Supervisory Board Member Sadanori Miyagai (Full-time)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member Nobuyuki Tazawa (Full-time)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) Masayuki Kitaguchi  
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) Shigeru Nishiyama  
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside) Katsumi Nakamura  
Managing Executive Officer Nobuo Oda In charge of Business Development & Strategy Division, Corporate Planning Department, General Manager of Tokyo Branch Office; in charge of Growth Strategy Project
Managing Executive Officer Yukihiro Matsumoto General Manager of Processed Foods Business Division
Managing Executive Officer Yoshitaka Hasegawa In charge of Audit Department and Compliance Department; General Manager of Group Audit & Supervisory Board Members’ Office
Executive Officer Tadaaki Ito General Manager of Overseas Business Division; General Manager of Operations Management Division
Executive Officer Hideki Fujii In charge of North America, Operations Management Division, Overseas Business Division; President and Director of Day-Lee Foods, Inc.
Executive Officer Takao Seki General Manager of Sales Management Division, Processed Foods Business Division
Executive Officer Shuichi Toda General Manager of Imported Fresh Meats Sales Division, Fresh Meats Business Division
Executive Officer Hirohide Fujiwara In charge of DX Promotion Department, IT Strategy Department and Sports Business Department
Executive Officer Akio Wakita General Manager of Product Management Division, Processed Foods Business Division
Executive Officer Toyotake Imon General Manager of Domestic White Meat Division, Fresh Meats Business Division
Executive Officer Seiji Inatomi In charge of Australia, Operations Management Division, Overseas Business Division; Managing Director of NH Foods Australia Pty Ltd
Executive Officer Sakae Kishimoto General Manager of Marketing Management Division, Processed Foods Business Division
Executive Officer Yasuyuki Oishi General Manager of Quality Assurance Department; in charge of Customer Service Department and Research & Development Center
Executive Officer Nobuhiro Hosoya General Manager of Sales Management Division, Fresh Meats Business Division
Executive Officer Masashi Kabayama General Manager of Administrative Division, Processed Foods Business Division
Executive Officer Naomi Koga General Manager of Administrative Division, Fresh Meats Business Division