Who is moving to which position
Resolved 31 March 2026Incoming appointee
7 itemsThe Overseas Business Division will be established, with functions transferred from the International Business Office. The Overseas Sales Department, Overseas Planning Department and Overseas Administration Department will be established as subordinate units. The DX Promotion Office and DX Department will be newly established, and the Digital Promotion Department will be transferred and reorganized as the Systems Management Department. The Product Hygiene Management Office will be renamed the Food Safety Management Office, the Hygiene Management Department will be established, and the Customer Center will be transferred to it. The Business Development Division will be renamed the Next-Generation Business Development Division, and the Business Expansion Branch, Mail-Order Sales Branch and Direct Sales Branch will be established. The Business Planning and Administration Department will be renamed the New Business Administration Department. The Production Support Promotion Office will be abolished.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Resolution date | 31 March 2026 |
| Scheduled Appointment Date | Effective 1 April 2026 |
| Name of appointee | Tsutsumi Yutaka (堤 裕), Tajiri Atsushi (田尻 篤司), Tanaka Masumi (田中 真澄), Tsuda Akira (津田 晃), Toba Nobunori (鳥羽 伸典), Takayanagi Kenichiro (高柳 謙一郎), Homma Masaki (本間 政季) |
| Appointee's new position | Representative Director and President, Senior Executive Officer and Head of the Business Management Office, Executive Officer, Head of the DX Promotion Office and DX Department, Executive Officer, Head of the Food Safety Management Office and Hygiene Management Department, Executive Officer and Deputy Head of the Group Management Office, Head of the Next-Generation Business Development Division and Head of the Direct Sales Branch, Head of the Overseas Business Division and Head of the Overseas Planning Department |
| Appointee's previous position | Representative Director and President, Representative Executive Officer, Head of the International Business Office and Head of the Business Development Division, Senior Executive Officer, Head of the Business Management Office and Head of the Business Administration Department, Executive Officer, Head of the Production Support Promotion Office and Head of the Engineering Department, Executive Officer and Head of the Product Hygiene Management Office, Executive Officer, Deputy Head of the Group Management Office and Head of the Digital Promotion Department, Head of the Communications Planning Department, Sales and Category Promotion Office, Representative Director and President, Kibun Foods (U.S.A.) Inc. |
| Details of organizational changes | The Overseas Business Division will be established, with functions transferred from the International Business Office. The Overseas Sales Department, Overseas Planning Department and Overseas Administration Department will be established as subordinate units. The DX Promotion Office and DX Department will be newly established, and the Digital Promotion Department will be transferred and reorganized as the Systems Management Department. The Product Hygiene Management Office will be renamed the Food Safety Management Office, the Hygiene Management Department will be established, and the Customer Center will be transferred to it. The Business Development Division will be renamed the Next-Generation Business Development Division, and the Business Expansion Branch, Mail-Order Sales Branch and Direct Sales Branch will be established. The Business Planning and Administration Department will be renamed the New Business Administration Department. The Production Support Promotion Office will be abolished. |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The changes are intended to strengthen the functions supporting overseas business expansion, promote DX across the Company, reinforce the food safety and quality assurance framework, and reorganize the business development functions. After transferring and incorporating the functions of the Production Support Promotion Office into the relevant departments, the office will be abolished.