Our leadership
Directors
Yoshinori Isozaki
Profile
| April 1977 | Joined the Company |
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| March 2004 | Director of San Miguel Corporation |
| March 2007 | General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company |
| March 2008 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company |
| March 2009 | Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company |
| March 2010 | Managing Director of the Company (resigned in March 2012) |
| March 2012 | President & CEO of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited (resigned in January 2015) |
| January 2013 | President & Chief Executive Officer of Kirin Company, Limited |
| March 2015 | President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company |
| September 2021 | President & CEO of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited (resigned in January 2022) |
| March 2024 | Representative Director of the Board & CEO (Present position) |
Representative Director of the Board & CEO
Group Management Control
(Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee)
Takeshi Minakata
Profile
| April 1984 | Joined the Company |
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| March 2012 | General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited |
| January 2013 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Company, Limited Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited |
| March 2015 | Senior Executive Officer and Director of Group Strategy Planning of the Company Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Company, Limited |
| March 2016 | Senior Executive Officer of the Company (resigned in March 2018) |
| April 2016 | President and CEO of Myanmar Brewery Limited |
| March 2018 | Executive Director of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer of Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. (resigned in December 2021) |
| March 2020 | Senior Executive Officer of the Company |
| March 2022 | Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer of the Company Director of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. |
| April 2022 | Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer & President of Health Science Division |
| August 2023 | Director of Blackmores Limited |
| March 2024 | Representative Director of the Board, President & COO (Present position) |
Representative Director of the Board, President & COO
Group Business Execution Control,(Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee)
Hiroyuki Yanagi
Profile
| April 1978 | Joined Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
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| March 2010 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
| January 2018 | Chairman and Representative Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
| March 2019 | Non-executive Director of the Company (present position) |
| March 2021 | Chairman and Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
| January 2022 | Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
| March 2022 | Adviser of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
Chairperson of the Board
(Independent Non-executive Director of the Board)
Profile
| April 1985 | Joined the Company |
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| March 2005 | General Manager of Corporate Communication Dept. of Kirin Beverage Company, Limited |
| March 2010 | Director of the Board, President and CEO of Yokohama Akarenga Inc. |
| March 2012 | General Manager of CSR Promotion Dept. and Corporate Communication Dept. of the Company |
| November 2012 | General Manager of Corporate Communication Dept. of the Company |
| January 2013 | General Manager of Strategic Branding Dept., CSV Division of Kirin Company, Limited |
| March 2014 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Strategic Branding Dept., CSV Division of Kirin Company, Limited |
| March 2019 | Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Strategic Branding Dept. of the Company |
| June 2020 | Outside Director of FANCL Corporation |
| March 2022 | Senior Executive Officer of the Company |
| March 2023 | Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer of the Company |
| March 2024 | Director of the Board, Senior Executive Vice President of the Company (Present position) |
Director of the Board, Senior Executive Vice President
- In charge：
- Chief People Officer (Group Human Capital Management), Chief Legal Officer
Profile
| April 1988 | Joined the Company |
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| March 2016 | General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Company, Limited |
| March 2017 | Director of Group Alliance Strategy of the Company Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Company, Limited |
| March 2018 | Executive Officer and Director of Group Alliance Strategy of the Company Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Company, Limited |
| March 2019 | Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company Director of the Board of Kirin Beverage Company, Limited |
| March 2021 | Director of the Board of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited |
| March 2022 | Senior Executive Officer of the Company President and CEO of Kirin Beverage Company, Limited |
| March 2024 | Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer of the Company (present position) Director of the Board, Blackmores Limited |
Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer
- In charge：
- Health Science Strategy, President of Health Science Business Division, Business Alliance/Investment Strategies (Health Science domain)
Profile
| April 1988 | Joined the Company |
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| March 2010 | Chairman and CEO of Taiwan Kirin Company, Limited |
| March 2013 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Mercian Corporation |
| March 2015 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Beverage Company, Limited |
| March 2017 | Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Beverage Company, Limited |
| March 2018 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited |
| March 2019 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company |
| March 2020 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. and DX Strategy Dept. of the Company |
| January 2022 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company Director of the Board of Kirin Brewery Company, Limited |
| March 2022 | Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of the Company |
| March 2023 | Senior Executive Officer of the Company |
| March 2024 | Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer of the Company (present position) Director of Kyowa Kirin Company, Limited |
| March 2025 | Director of Lion Pty Ltd. |
Director of the Board, Senior Executive Officer
- In charge：
- Chief Financial Officer (Financial Strategy, IR)
- Major Concurrent Positions：
- Director of Lion Pty Ltd.
Profile
| August 1983 | Joined Japan New Media Co., Ltd. |
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| March 2010 | Representative Director, President of SSP Co., Ltd. |
| January 2014 | President and Corporate Officer of Konami Sports & Life Co., Ltd. (Currently Konami Sports Co., Ltd.) |
| May 2016 | Chairman, Director of Konami Sports Co., Ltd. |
| October 2017 | President of Widex Japan |
| March 2018 | Non-executive Director of Kirin Company, Limited |
| March 2019 | Strategic Advisor of the Company |
| March 2020 | Non-executive Director of the Company (Present Position) |
| June 2024 | Non-executive Director of Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. (Present Position) Non-executive Director of Bengo4.com, Inc. (Present Position) |
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board
Chairperson of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee
- Major Concurrent Positions：
- Non-executive Director of Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.
Non-executive Director of Bengo4.com, Inc.
Profile
| September 1979 | Joined John Swire & Sons (H.K.)Ltd. |
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| April 1992 | Managing Director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited |
| April 2000 | Chief Executive Officer of British Airways plc |
| March 2011 | Director of Lion Pty Ltd |
| March 2012 | Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director of Lion Pty Ltd (Present Position) |
| March 2020 | Non-executive Director of the Company (Present Position) |
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board
Profile
| April 1979 | Joined ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD. (currently ANA HOLDINGS INC.) |
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| April 2013 | Representative Director, Senior Executive Vice President of ANA HOLDINGS INC. |
| April 2015 | Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer of ANA HOLDINGS INC. |
| April 2022 | Chairman of the Board of Directors of ANA HOLDINGS INC. |
| March 2023 | Non-executive Director of the Company (Present Position) |
| April 2024 | Member of the Board, Chairman of ANA HOLDINGS INC.(Present Position) |
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board
（Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee）
- Major Concurrent Positions：
- Member of the Board, Chairman of ANA HOLDINGS INC.
Profile
| April 1982 | Entered the Ministry of Labor |
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| April 2003 | Lieutenant governor of Shiga prefecture |
| July 2006 | Director of Equal Employment Policy Div. of Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) |
| July 2011 | Director-General of the Saitama Labor Bureau of MHLW |
| July 2013 | Director-Gneral of Industrial Accident Compensation Dept. of Labour Standards Bureau of MHLW |
| July 2014 | Director-Gneral of Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau of MHLW |
| October 2015 | Director-General for Labour Policy Planning of MHLW |
| June 2016 | Director-General for Statistics and Information Policy of MHLW |
| July 2017 | Director-General for Human Resources Development of MHLW |
| March 2019 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company |
| March 2024 | Non-executive Director of the Company (Present Position) |
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board
（Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee）
Profile
| April 1985 | Joined Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. |
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| April 2004 | Senior Managing Director, Division Manager of Consulting Division Ⅲ of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. |
| April 2010 | Senior Corporate Managing Director, Division Manager of Consulting Division of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. |
| June 2015 | Senior Executive Managing Director, Member of the Board, Representative Director, Supervising of Business Divisions, Head of Consulting of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. |
| April 2016 | President & CEO, Member of the Board, Representative Director, of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. |
| June 2019 | Chairman and President & CEO, Member of the Board, Representative Director of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. |
| April 2024 | Chairman, Member of the Board, Representative Director of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. |
| June 2024 | Chairman, Member of the Board of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (to present) |
| June 2024 | Non-executive Director of the Board, Sony Group Corporation (to present) |
| March 2025 | Non-executive Director of the Company (present position) |
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board
- In charge：
Chairman, Member of the Board of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Non-executive Director of the Board, Sony Group Corporation
Profile
| April 1983 | Joined Ajinomoto Co. |
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| July 2005 | Manager, Chemicals Department, Amino Acid Company Manager, Cosmetics Research Laboratory, Amino Science Research Laboratory, Amino Science Company of Ajinomoto Co. |
| April 2007 | Visiting Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Musashino University (retired in 2018) |
| January 2010 | Joined C’BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd. |
| June 2011 | Executive Officer, in charge of Production Dept of C’BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd. |
| June 2012 | Director of the board, in charge of Production Dept of C’BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd. |
| June 2017 | Senior Executive Officer, Director of the Board, in charge of Administration Division of C’BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd. |
| June 2019 | Representative Director and Vice President of C’BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd. |
| January 2020 | Executive Vice President and Representative Director of the Board in charge of Product Development Division of C’BON COSMETICS Co., Ltd. (retired in 2021) |
| June 2021 | Non-executive Director of the Board, SHOWA SANGYO CO., LTD. (to present) |
| March 2022 | Non-executive Director of the Board, Earth Corporation (to present) |
| March 2024 | Non-executive Director of the Board, KURARAY CO., LTD. (to present) |
| March 2025 | Non-executive Director of the Company (present position) |
Independent Non-executive Director of the Board
- Major Concurrent Positions：
- Non-executive Director of the Board, SHOWA SANGYO CO., LTD.
Non-executive Director of the Board, Earth Corporation
Non-executive Director of the Board, KURARAY CO., LTD.
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Profile
| April 1987 | Joined the Company |
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| October 2011 | Director of San Miguel Brewery Inc. |
| March 2014 | Group Finance Director of Company |
| March 2016 | Director of Lion Pty Ltd. |
| April 2016 | General Manager of Accounting Department of Kirin Company, Limited |
| March 2017 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Accounting Dept. of Kirin Company, Limited |
| April 2019 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Internal Audit Dept. of the Company |
| March 2022 | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (Present Position) Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. (Present Position) |
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Profile
| April 1989 | Joined the Company |
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| March 2015 | General Manager of Technology Management Dept. of Research & Development Division of Kirin Company, Limited |
| April 2015 | General Manager of Research & Development Strategy Dept. of Research & Development Division of Kirin Company, Limited |
| March 2018 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Research & Development Strategy Dept. of Research & Development Division of Kirin Company, Limited |
| April 2019 | Executive Officer, Vice President of Research & Development Division and General Manager of Research & Development Strategy Dept. of the Company |
| March 2020 | Director of the Board, Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. |
| April 2020 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Health Business Strategy Office, Corporate Strategy Dept. of the Company |
| April 2022 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Health Science Business Dept., Health Science Business Division of the Company |
| March 2023 | Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (Present Position) Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (Present Position) |
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.
Profile
| November 1981 | Joined Showa Audit Corporation (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) |
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| April 1985 | Registered as a certified public accountant |
| June 1996 | Partner of Showa Ota & Co.(currently Ernst & Young SinNihon LLC) |
| June 2002 | Senior Partner of ShinNihon & Co.(currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) |
| July 2006 | In charge of personnel of HR Development Headquarters of ShinNihon & Co. |
| September 2010 | Managing Director of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC In charge of Corporate Culuture Promotion Office In charge of Public Relations Office |
| July 2012 | General Manager of Knowledge Headquarters Managing Director of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC |
| July 2013 | Representative Director of Ernst & Young Institute Co., Ltd. |
| March 2020 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (Present Position) |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Profile
| April 1980 | Registered as lawyer in Japan Joined Nagashima & Ohno |
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| October 1988 | Partner of Nagashima & Ohno |
| January 2000 | Partner of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu |
| January 2004 | Managing Partner of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu |
| January 2015 | Chairman of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu |
| January 2020 | Senior Counsel of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu |
| March 2022 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (Present Position) |
| January 2025 | Attorney at Law of Fujinawa law office (Present Position) |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Profile
| April 1987 | Joined The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.) |
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| September 1996 | Joined World Bank Group |
| May 2001 | Joined Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA. |
| January 2015 | General Manager, Global Treasury & Investor Relations, Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA. |
| March 2018 | Principal Investor Relations Officer, Accounting Division, Toyota Motor Corporation |
| November 2018 | Joined SoftBank Group Corp. Managing Director, Global Head of Investor Relations, SoftBank Group Corp. |
| February 2020 | Managing Partner, SoftBank Group International Ltd. |
| March 2024 | Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (present position) |
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Executive Officers
Senior Executive Officer
- In charge：
- Marketing, Corporate Brand Strategy
Digital, Information Strategy
Senior Executive Vice President of Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.
Senior Executive Officer
- In charge：
- CSV Strategy
Senior Executive Officer
- In charge：
- SCM Strategy, Production Technology Strategy
Senior Executive Officer
- In charge：
- Chief Quality Assurance Officer, General Manager of Quality Assurance Department
Senior Executive Officer
- In charge：
- Chief Risk Management Officer, Public Relations Strategy
Senior Executive Officer
- In charge：
- R&D Strategy, President of R&D Divisiony
Senior Executive Officer
- In charge：
- President and CEO of Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.
Senior Executive Officer
- In charge：
- President and CEO of Kirin Beverage Co., Ltd.
Senior Executive Officer
- In charge：
- President and CEO of Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd.
Senior Executive Officer
- In charge：
- President and Representative Director of FANCL Corporation
- *1Non-executive Director as described in Article 2-15 of the Companies Act of Japan. Also fulfills the requirements for designation as an independent officer as prescribed in the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and complies with the Company’s Criteria regarding the independence of Officers.
- *2Outside Company Auditor as described in Article 2-16 of the Companies Act of Japan. Also fulfills the requirements for designation as an independent officer as prescribed in the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and complies with the Company's Criteria regarding the independence of Officers.