Yakult

Board of Directors & Auditors

(As of June 21, 2023)

Consultant and Honorary chairman Sumiya Hori

Directors and Auditors

Position Name Important Concurrent duties
President and Representative Director Hiroshi Narita
Directors Hiroshi Wakabayashi
Akifumi Doi
Masao Imada
Koichi Hirano
Masatoshi Nagira
Hideaki Hoshiko
Junichi Shimada
Directors (Part-Time) Ryuji Yasuda Outside Director (Chairman, Tokyo Woman's Christian University)
Naoko Tobe Outside Director (Lawyer)
Katsuyoshi Shinbo Outside Director (Lawyer)
Yumiko Nagasawa Outside Director (Facilitator of Foster Forum (Association for the Development of High Quality Financial Products))
Satoshi Akutsu Outside Director (Professor, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University)
Matthew Digby Outside Director (Lawyer)
Manabu Naito (President of Yakult Mito Sales Co., Ltd.)
Full-Time Auditors Hiroshi Yamakami
Hideyuki Kawana
Auditors Seijuro Tanigawa Outside Auditor (President of Yakult Kobe Sales Co., Ltd.)
Seno Tezuka Outside Auditor (Certified Public Accountant)
Emi Machida Outside Auditor (Certified Public Accountant)

Executive Officers

Position Name Responsibilities
President and Representative Director Hiroshi Narita
Deputy President and Executive Officer Hiroshi Wakabayashi
Senior Managing Executive Officers Akifumi Doi Divisional General Manager of Production Division (Production Control Department, Purchasing Department, and Plants)
Masao Imada Divisional General Manager of Management Support Division (Food Quality Assurance Department, Corporate Planning Department, Environmental Promotion Department, Public Relations Department, Advertising Department, and Legal Department)
Koichi Hirano Divisional General Manager of Research & Development Division (Development Department, Development & Research Department, Yakult Central Institute, and Yakult Honsha European Research Center for Microbiology)
Masanobu Nanno Yakult Honsha European Research Center for Microbiology, and Director of the Yakult Central Institute
Managing Executive Officers Masatoshi Nagira Divisional General Manager of Food and Beverages Business Division (Sales Company Management Solutions Department, Food & Beverage Sales Management Department, Home Delivery Sales Department, Retail Sales Department, Logistics Control Department, and Branches)
Divisional General Manager of Cosmetics Business Division (Cosmetics Department, and Shonan Cosmetics Plant)
Hideaki Hoshiko Divisional General Manager of Administrative Division (Secretarial Department, General Affairs Department, Human Resources Department, Human Resources Development Center, Finance & Accounting Department, and Information Systems Department)
Junichi Shimada Divisional General Manager of International Business Division (International Operations Department, International Business Department, and Liaison Office)
Yasuyuki Suzuki Deputy Divisional General Manager of Production Division, Production Control Department and International Operations Department (Manager of Overseas Plants)
Shuichi Watanabe Divisional General Manager of Pharmaceutical Business Division (Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance Department, Pharmaceutical Business Management & Licensing Department, Medical Sales & Marketing Department, Pharmaceutical Research & Development Department, and Fuji Susono Pharmaceutical Plant), Finance & Accounting Department
Takao Goto Secretarial Department
Hiroyuki Kawabata Deputy Divisional General Manager of Management Support Division, Corporate Planning Department, Public Relations Department, Advertising Department, and Legal Department
Akira Kishimoto Sales Company Management Solutions Department, Food & Beverage Sales Management Department, Retail Sales Department, and Logistics Control Department
Executive Officers Masahiko Satomi Medical Sales & Marketing Department, and Pharmaceutical Research & Development Department
Masato Nagaoka Corporate Planning Department, and Yakult Central Institute
Hiroaki Nagaoka Human Resources Department, Human Resources Development Center, and Information Systems Department
Hiroshi Natsume Food Quality Assurance Department, Environmental Promotion Department, and Public Relations Department
Masakazu Seino Production Control Department, and Purchasing Department
Yoshinobu Asakura West Japan Branch Manager
Noriyuki Umehara Guangzhou Yakult Co., Ltd., and Yakult (China) Corporation
Osamu Chonan Yakult Central Institute, Public Relations Department (in charge of Academic), and International Operations Department (in charge of Academic)
Kan Shida Yakult Central Institute, and Development & Research Department
Shunichi Uekusa International Operations Department, International Business Department, and Liaison Office
Masaki Kaiya General Affairs Department, and Information Systems Department
Ken Nishikawa Development Department, Development & Research Department, and Food and Beverages Sales Management Department
Motoki Yamamoto Corporate Planning Department, and Retail Sales Department
Naoki Komachi Food and Beverages Sales Management Department, Home Delivery Sales Department, and Cosmetics Department, Shonan Cosmetics Plant
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