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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

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer Fumio Maeda In charge of Corporate Planning Department, Accounting & Finance Department, and Growth Strategy Project

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.,
April 2025	Director and Vice President; Executive Vice President; In charge of Corporate Planning Department, Accounting & Finance Department and Growth Strategy Project, 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.
April 2025	Director and Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Human Resources Department, Legal Affairs Department, General Affairs Department, Public Relations Department and Secretarial Office of NH Foods Ltd., to date

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

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

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

date of birth: April 9, 1956

Number of company shares owned: - shares

Brief history

March 1979	Joined Prince Hotels Inc. (current SEIBU REAL ESTATE INC.)
June 2018	Representative Director, CEO and President of Prince Hotels Inc.
December 2021	Representative Director of Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide Inc.
April 2022	Representative Director, CEO and President of Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide Inc.
July 2024	Advisor to Field Management Inc., to date
April 2025	President and Representative Director of NW Corporation Inc., to date
June 2025	Outside Director of NH Foods Ltd., to date

Position	Name	Responsibilities
Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Nobuyuki Tazawa	(Full-time)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member	Nobuo Oda	(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	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
Managing Executive Officer	Nobuhiro Hosoya	General Manager of Fresh Meats Business Division
Executive Officer	Hideki Fujii	General Manager of Overseas Management Division, Processed Foods Business Division
Executive Officer	Takao Seki	General Manager of Sales Management Division, Processed Foods 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	Seiji Inatomi	General Manager of Imported Fresh Meats Sales Division, Fresh Meats Business Division
Executive Officer	Yasuyuki Oishi	In charge of Quality Assurance Department, Customer Service Department and Research & Development Center
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
Executive Officer	Atsushi Onishi	In charge of VBM Promotion Office and Sustainability Department
Executive Officer	Takashi Kamiya	General Manager of Marketing Management Division, Processed Foods Business Division
Executive Officer	Kenji Takasaki	General Manager of Business Strategy Division
Executive Officer	Teruyuki Asayama	General Manager of Australia Business Division, Fresh Meats Business Division; Managing Director of NH Foods Australia Pty Ltd.
Executive Officer	Takeshi Fukushima	General Manager of Sales Management Division, Fresh Meats Business Division
Executive Officer	Tatsuro Hishinuma	General Manager of Domestic Red Meat Division, Fresh Meats Business Division